Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at United States Digital Service with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 13% positive. To compare, the company-average is 39.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 41 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at United States Digital Service overall takes an average of 46 days.
Common stages of the interview process at United States Digital Service as a Software Engineer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 17%
Drug test: 11%
Background check: 6%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at United States Digital Service (Washington, DC) in Jul 2025
Interview
Had a recruiter contact me over phone. Then technical take home assessment where you had to build out an application based on a set of requirements. I got ghosted after this round, but there would've been 2-3 other technical rounds after this going over your assessment and resume
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Complete the take home assessment based on requirements
I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at United States Digital Service in Jul 2024
Interview
The interview process was a bit confusing. Some of the interview questions asked about what I'd do in different management scenarios even though I don't have management experience and was not applying for a management role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the tech interview questions were scenario-based, but one was the typical system design "How would you build some existing service"-type question
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at United States Digital Service (Washington, DC) in Sep 2023
Interview
It started with a call with a Recruiting Liaison. They gave me some background on the department and the position. Also, they explained the process as being 3 interviews based on engineering, experience and emotional intelligence. When they happened there would be a review process within the week and the liaison would be in touch to let me know if I was going to move on to the next stage or not.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you describe the benefits and drawbacks of cloud infrastructure to a high ranking government official?