Cold-called by a recruiter who turned out to be the recruiting manager. Ordinarily, I would not engage, but he had a couple of smart things to say, and I've seen DraftKings everywhere lately. I became extremely interested after learning about the company and hearing about the engineering team/projects. The recruiter then asked a few surprisingly deep technical questions and asked if I would do a technical phone interview with one of their engineers.

The phone interview was a relatively simple coding exercise. The recruiter called an hour after, gave me feedback, and asked if I would like to interview at their office. He explained what to expect, and I interviewed a week later.

Three interviews:

• Another coding exercise
• A design interview
• The "get to know you" interview

I felt good about the coding exercise but knew I bombed the design interview. The recruiter came in at the end and gave me feedback that they weren't moving forward, with good reasons (did I mention that I bombed the design interview?). I was disappointed but appreciated the candid feedback. The entire process was really well organized. Everyone was responsive. It's clear that they hire a lot of really smart people and care about their product. I'll study up and try again next year.

Tell me about a design decision that you would not make again and why.