I was contacted by an outbound recruiter from DigitalOcean. When I replied to their e-mail expressing interest in a certain type of opportunity, I was forwarded to another recruiter, and that recruiter facilitated the rest of the interview process. The interview process consisted of the following 5 rounds: 1) A 10 minute introductory/exploratory chat with recruiter; 2) A 60 minute conversation with the hiring manager via Google Hangouts; 3) A "take home" coding assignment with a 1 week deadline (more time can be requested); 4) 4 45 minute technical interviews via Google Hangouts (they try to do these on site if possible); and finally 5) A 30 minute conversation with the VP of Engineering via Google Hangout.

The process dragged on a little due to some timing issues on my side and their side, but I thought the overall experience was excellent and well executed by the DigitalOcean team. My recruiter quickly answered emails, answered questions / set expectations before each round, and followed up immediately after each interview. The interviews were all scheduled via a separate coordinator in a timely manner and everyone I interviewed with was on time, prepared, and ridiculously nice and insightful.

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