Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
Initial call was with HR. Afterwards, a second call was scheduled with the manager. A couple of days later, arranged for an on-site interview. Lastly, a follow-up call was with the manager.
Questions
Design a URL shortener. The interview was followed up by questions regarding accommodating new use-cases, application design, scalability, monitoring, etc.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the DigitalOcean Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
DigitalOcean's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for DigitalOcean's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
DigitalOcean Work Experiences
- 4.0Employee ExperienceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New YorkJuly 13, 2018Pros: New tech, innovation and constant push to be a big name in the cloud platform space.Cons: Growing fast so some processes aren't well defined or are outdated. Slows things down a bit, as a software engineer working here/onboarding.
- 5.0Incredible engineering talentSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New YorkOctober 7, 2024Pros: You are surrounded by some of the smartest engineers in the industry. I had frequent meetings with a mentor who understood my learning styles and helped me progress to the next level. The culture is filled with selflessness and the engineering org is unified.Cons: The base salaries aren't the highest but the equity grants are competitive.
- 1.0Not the best place to work atSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New YorkOctober 1, 2020Pros: Not much that I can think of.Cons: They are hurting the open source communities just to get some cheap PR.
