DigitalOcean

Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - United States

October 1, 2021

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I interviewed with multiple roles at DigitalOcean. SRE second interview went well and I was told I will receive email with take home assignment and will be invited to the final loop interview. A week after I followed up and they say I'm no longer being considered. Also other roles that I interviewed totally ghosted me.

Overall other interview experience and their communication was poor and disconnected. Random engineers that interviewed me were fine though.

I won't recommend anyone I know to choose DigitalOcean anymore.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the DigitalOcean Site Reliability Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

DigitalOcean's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for DigitalOcean's Site Reliability Engineer interview process in United States.

DigitalOcean Work Experiences

Employee Experience

Cloud Engineer • Current Employee

October 9, 2023

Pros: Supportive colleagues and managers and the working culture also really nice.

Cons: I felt there were no downsides in Digital Ocean.

Employee Experience

Cloud Engineer • Current Employee

October 9, 2023

Pros: Supportive colleagues and managers and the working culture also really nice.

Cons: I felt there were no downsides in Digital Ocean.

Good work life balance, but the company does not feel on a very solid state

Senior Engineer I • Current Employee

Guadalajara, Mexico

November 3, 2023

Pros: Recharge day about every month (optional free day). Realistic goal expectations. Unlimited PTO. Talented peers. Cool and interesting projects. Company trusts a lot on engineers (work setup is not too obtrusive).

Cons: The stock has been tanking, it seems it is having a hard time and prosperity is expected, but in reality it's hard to envision where it will be in a year. I feel the company is still on the stage where it goes from being a startup to being a real "needs to be profitable" company. Engineering very detach from product, sometimes we need to (almost blindly) decide which project will be more profitable

Good work life balance, but the company does not feel on a very solid state

Senior Engineer I • Current Employee

Guadalajara, Mexico

November 3, 2023

Pros: Recharge day about every month (optional free day). Realistic goal expectations. Unlimited PTO. Talented peers. Cool and interesting projects. Company trusts a lot on engineers (work setup is not too obtrusive).

Cons: The stock has been tanking, it seems it is having a hard time and prosperity is expected, but in reality it's hard to envision where it will be in a year. I feel the company is still on the stage where it goes from being a startup to being a real "needs to be profitable" company. Engineering very detach from product, sometimes we need to (almost blindly) decide which project will be more profitable

tester

Tester • Former Employee

December 13, 2019

Pros: It is a great company that I have been working for.

Cons: I can not think of any.

Tester • Former Employee

December 13, 2019

Pros: It is a great company that I have been working for.

Cons: I can not think of any.

Employee Experience

Cloud Engineer • Current Employee

October 9, 2023

Pros: Supportive colleagues and managers and the working culture also really nice.

Cons: I felt there were no downsides in Digital Ocean.

4.0
Employee Experience
Cloud Engineer • Current Employee
October 9, 2023
Pros: Supportive colleagues and managers and the working culture also really nice.
Cons: I felt there were no downsides in Digital Ocean.

Good work life balance, but the company does not feel on a very solid state

Senior Engineer I • Current Employee

Guadalajara, Mexico

November 3, 2023

Pros: Recharge day about every month (optional free day). Realistic goal expectations. Unlimited PTO. Talented peers. Cool and interesting projects. Company trusts a lot on engineers (work setup is not too obtrusive).

Cons: The stock has been tanking, it seems it is having a hard time and prosperity is expected, but in reality it's hard to envision where it will be in a year. I feel the company is still on the stage where it goes from being a startup to being a real "needs to be profitable" company. Engineering very detach from product, sometimes we need to (almost blindly) decide which project will be more profitable

4.0
Good work life balance, but the company does not feel on a very solid state
Senior Engineer I • Current Employee
Guadalajara, Mexico
November 3, 2023
Pros: Recharge day about every month (optional free day). Realistic goal expectations. Unlimited PTO. Talented peers. Cool and interesting projects. Company trusts a lot on engineers (work setup is not too obtrusive).
Cons: The stock has been tanking, it seems it is having a hard time and prosperity is expected, but in reality it's hard to envision where it will be in a year. I feel the company is still on the stage where it goes from being a startup to being a real "needs to be profitable" company. Engineering very detach from product, sometimes we need to (almost blindly) decide which project will be more profitable

tester

Tester • Former Employee

December 13, 2019

Pros: It is a great company that I have been working for.

Cons: I can not think of any.

5.0
tester
Tester • Former Employee
December 13, 2019
Pros: It is a great company that I have been working for.
Cons: I can not think of any.

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