Here's what you should expect when interviewing at DO, along with answers to commonly asked questions.
Congratulations! You've made it to the next phase of interviews at DigitalOcean. We're excited to have you meet more of our team, and get a feel for our culture. Our hope is that you'll learn more about what it's like to work at DO, and will walk away with several new friends! We view the candidate experience as a critical factor in making a decision to work at DO, so we want to provide you with the best experience possible. Please let your Recruiter or Coordinator know if you have questions or should you need anything at all.
If your interview schedule includes lunch, come hungry! Gluten-free? Vegan? Need cold brew on tap? We've got you covered, just let us know ahead of time. Lunch meetings are an opportunity for you to experience our day-to-day first hand, not as a formal interview. We don't typically host meetings over lunch hour, so you shouldn't have to either.
Check out our page on LinkedIn to learn more about our company culture.
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Your interviewers will likely ask behavioral questions to learn more about your past experiences. All of our interviewers are trained in the STAR method, so the more detailed you can be, the better!
Think critically about what you're looking for in your next role. What kind of environment suits you? How do you best partner with peers and managers? What excites you?
We want to know what you want to know. Ask us questions! We don't expect you to know everything. You're encouraged to make your meetings conversational and informative.
We hire for potential: It is our belief that general talent and learning agility is a huge asset, and enables high performing individuals to reach their full potential in an environment like ours. We are actively looking for candidates that will be able to grow, scale, and develop as DigitalOcean does. Hiring just for what we need today won't cut it - we are growing too fast and we need people with a learning agility and orientation to develop as fast as the company does.
We hire for aptitude: If you have the raw talent and aptitude, our developmental culture will support your success as you explore new job responsibilities. We don't hire for people that have done the exact job, we hire for people who can do the job here.
We hire for values: While we don't have a stand-alone “culture“ interview, we do actively look for attributes that map to our core values. Learn about our core values here! Protip, click the value to see examples.
Structured interviewing: In an effort to create a consistent interview framework, we ask all candidates for a particular job the same set of questions. We also put all our interviewers through unconscious bias training to ensure a fair and repeatable evaluation process.