DigitalOcean

Did an initial screening with the recruiter and the hiring manager. Then I did 4 interviews with several members of the team and adjacent teams. Finally, I had a wrap up call with the hiring manager to get impressions of the day.

Phone chat, code sample, code sample review and then 4 hours of back to back interviews. All interviews were heavily technical and exhausting. No conversations around company/team culture or fit. Very Google-esque problem solving only. Not much conce

ProsFriendly interviewers: Team members are welcoming, supportive, and polite during technical talks. Clear tech focus: Questions are relevant to real-world cloud infrastructure and software tasks. Organized start: Initial recruiter communication is