Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
First it was a phone interview with a recruiter, and then I had a remote interview with one of the managers. Then I was invited to visit, and passed to another recruiter who handled my travels.
When I was on-site, I met with 4 sets of people, each set is a pair. One primarily asked questions, while the other observed. I met with engineers, two team leads/senior devs, two more managers, and then some from the HCM side. Total took about 5 hours.
Questions
Describe how traceroute works on the wire level.
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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
- 4.0Playing Catch UpSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New YorkFebruary 5, 2018Pros: * Great benefits/perks * Overall, smart people to work with * Interesting problems and scaleCons: * Can not hire management worth a damn. Company has had three different heads of engineering (CTO, CTO, VP) that have lasted a year or less. Each departure was probably different, at least two were removed due to incompetence, * Can not fire bad talent (good lord there are some dinosaurs who contribute literally nothing to the company other than unneeded last minute opinions/blockers) * Easy to get frustrated because of the glacier like pace everything moves at
- 3.0Supportive engineers but chaotic leadership and prioritiesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New YorkSeptember 15, 2026Pros: Fast-paced and lots of opportunity to build cool things. Engineers really support each other.Cons: Leadership has no clear roadmap and embraces a culture of fire drills and constant “urgent” requests.
- 1.0Mediocre pay, not worth advancingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New YorkSeptember 16, 2019Pros: Good if you can get into a team you like, good flexibilityCons: There is low pay and it is not engineering-focused enough.
