I received an email from a DraftKings recruiter in November, and we scheduled a call — and rescheduled it at his request. When we finally got to converse, he talked to me about my professional background and career interests and asked a few technical questions. He also informed me of what DraftKings does and the different teams within it, including my job. It was all quite exciting.

Few minutes after the call, I received a HackerRank challenge from him, supposed to be completed within 24 hours — which I completed an evening on the same day — in Java. The next day, I received his reply that the company would like to move forward to a phone interview.

Can you tell me briefly about some projects you've worked on and the approach you took from start to finish?

Pretend I'm a tech novice.

Have you ever given a presentation?

Who is your role model in the world of tech?