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Software Engineering Manager Interview Experience - United States

August 18, 2020
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Process

I was first contacted by an "external" recruiter, followed by a brief interview with an "internal" recruiter. Then I had a technical interview with a senior engineer. The next phase involved a series of interviews with various individual contributors to determine a culture fit. Lastly I was interviewed by several managers and higher level leadership.

Questions

I don't recall the specifics of the questions, but they were fairly typical, such as: how do I handle difficult circumstances; how do I juggle a variety of seemingly-conflicting priorities; how do I help under-performing engineers.

I was surprised at how little I was asked about specific technical details, but on the other hand the interviews tipped the balance of questions toward my management approach/style.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the DigitalOcean Software Engineering Manager role in United States.

Success Rate

50%
Pass Rate

DigitalOcean's interview process for their Software Engineering Manager roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for DigitalOcean's Software Engineering Manager interview process in United States.

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