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Software Engineer New Grad Interview Experience

October 1, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

60-minute HackerRank challenge. A technical Zoom interview was scheduled next. The Talent Acquisition Associate said I should demo a product to prepare, but didn't provide me with credits until a day after the interview.

My interview was with a different engineer than the one named on the initial invite. He was unclear and contradictory, and I was not aware that he was evaluating design/conventions over correctness until it was too late. All correspondence with DraftKings was impersonal and unprofessional.

Also, I was only told after this interview that new grads aren't given any say in what technology they'll be using. He even told me that, as a new grad hire, he was promised one team and given another on Day 1. Not sure why he felt the need to divulge this.

Questions

If you were to prepare this code for production, how would you change it?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the DraftKings Software Engineer New Grad role in United States.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

DraftKings's interview process for their Software Engineer New Grad roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive25%
Neutral25%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for DraftKings's Software Engineer New Grad interview process in United States.

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