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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      17 Oct 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at DraftKings in Sept 2022

      Interview

      I applied to DraftKings through a referral. I was scheduled a 30 min call with a recruiter which went well and then a technical interview with an engineer. I showed up to the interview and the other engineer was nowhere to be found, after about 15 minutes I was told that there was a mistake and the engineer is on vacation so we need to reschedule. Now at this point I feel like they probably rushed to find someone for the interview the next day, because once the interview started, after explaining the problem, he proceeded to mute himself, look at another screen and start eating. I tried to explain my thought process but it was clear the other engineer was not really listening or interested. I finally managed to get him to talk by asking a question about the direction I am going and he gave me a little hint. I finished the technical question 10 minutes early, and then he asked me if there is any way to improve my code. I immediately realized that I can remove a for loop to bring my runtime down to O(nlogn). I explained it to him and said I can make the change right now but he said no need. Then he asked me about the runtime and I started analyzing it to show my thought process and he did not let me finish. At the end he highlighted the code which I assume was to copy and show it to others even though he did not let me improve it. The whole interview seemed very unprofessional and strange. It is possible I just got unlucky with my interviewer. Also the question is through HackerRank which is not ideal. The unfortunate part is that I told the first recruiter that I had applied to other positions within the company so she made sure that I will be considered for all of them through this one interview, which is a shame based on how it went. My previous experience was very relevant to the job and I had heard good things about working there.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The same customer discount question others have mentioned
      Answer question

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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      13 Jan 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Toronto, ON
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at DraftKings (Toronto, ON) in Dec 2025

      Interview

      Initial coding round was Object Oriented programming. Later 4 rounds was mostly OOPs design and one project deep design along with coding using agentic AI. The interviews were concept oriented. Deep Dive of your project is important. Emphasize more on abstraction, extensibility and scalability

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Design. OOPS classes for some scenario. Improve design of discount class
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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      15 Feb 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Dublin, Dublin
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at DraftKings (Dublin, Dublin) in Feb 2024

      Interview

      Applied on linkedin with an honest CV. Got an initial call which did not go well, the recruiter seemed annoyed I did not have a particular experience on my CV. I did not hide this fact from them prior to the call so I feel they should have done their due dilligence before wasting my time. I was surprised afterwards they went on to ask me some technical questions. I flubbed some, answered some ok. She would rush me on if i knew the answer but be a bit judgemental if I did not. She concluded that these were simple questions that would be asked in the next interview. Fair enough but I was not expecting them in this call, and from a recruiter with no experience in software development. Felt like among my most negative experiences in an interview for being judged for what I hadnt gotten experience in, and then what I didnt know of the top of my head.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Do you have kubernetes experience as I have not read your CV?
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      DraftKings response
      2y
      Thank you for sharing your recent interview experience with us. Your transparency is invaluable as we enhance our recruitment processes. I’m sorry to hear about the unexpected technical questions during the call and the subsequent feelings of being judged. We certainly want to create a better experience for our candidates. I sincerely apologize for any frustration you may have encountered throughout the process. We recognize the importance of aligning expectations and value your time interviewing with us. We are actively working to refine our procedures to avoid any CV oversights in the future. We are committed to learning from this experience and making the necessary adjustments to create a more positive and constructive interview environment for all candidates.

      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      28 Jan 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at DraftKings in Jan 2024

      Interview

      First was a HR/Recruiter Screening over the phone followed by a tech Screening via Hackerrank with 2 engineers. The tech screeners were polite, but it was odd that they were basically totally silent for the first 45 minutes, and one did not ever turn on his camera. Then 3 more interviews: - OO problem - Technical Interview - Behavioral/Culture Fit Interview

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      tech screening was the one everyone has been mentioning -- 4 part customer/discount via hackerrank
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      2
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      DraftKings response
      2y
      Thank you for taking the time to interview at DraftKings and sharing your feedback on your interview process. You deserve our undivided attention throughout the interviews, as you took time out of your day to meet with our team. We sincerely apologize for falling short of that. We’ve shared your feedback with the team so we may continue improving our processes and ensure that everyone has a positive experience when they interview at DraftKings. Thank you again for your candid input.