I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at DigitalOcean in Dec 2018
Interview
Interview process was really smooth and very well co ordinated. I was constantly updated about the feedback from the previous interview and what to expect in the following interviews in terms of general high level interview structure and topics.
My interview process started with a phone call with a recruiter who went over my background to determine the team which may be the right fit for me. This was followed by 1) video interview with the hiring manager which covered both technical and cultural fit 2) video interview with a Tech Lead which went into a broad set of topics relating to networking, distributed systems, databases, system design, testing practises 3) Take home coding assignment 4) Three video interviews which went into details of distributed systems, microservices, networking, testing and coding assignment. I was asked to extend the coding assignment with an additional feature 5) Final interview was with the Director of Engineering to briefly talk about my background and I was given plenty of time to ask questions related to DigitalOcean business, remote work etc.
Overall, I felt the interview process was really smooth and thorough and covered the right set of questions and topics which are relevant to figure out the right fit of the candidate with the specific job opening.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between container networking and VM networking?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at DigitalOcean in Apr 2025
Interview
1st round basic Medium graph question from leetcode(can be done using topological sort) trees/arrays/graphs are important
2nd round LLD (Facebook friend request sending api design)
3rd round managerial
Offer released
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1st round basic Medium graph question from leetcode(can be done using topological sort) trees/arrays/graphs are important
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at DigitalOcean (Hyderābād) in Jan 2025
Interview
Interview went well they asked questions based on the resume. However after interviewer failed to communicate what was interviewed. I said things outside resume as it felt like he was talking about others resume.
6 Rounds total, with one recruiter screen and 5 technical conversation style (no coding interview) interviews. No behavioral or system-design, which was expected for this role. Everybody was very friendly and knowledgeable. The recruiter was pleasant and helpful.
