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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      2 Mar 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Austin, TX
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at DraftKings (Austin, TX) in Mar 2022

      Interview

      The technical screening interview was very easy, it was in-house so not a 3rd party like Karat, and the proctor was someone actually on the team I was applying for. The on-site had three parts: 1. Technical deep dive - you choose a project you've done and describe the system/architecture. I had a good experience here, interviewer was also someone on the team I was applying for. At the end, I asked for feedback and they gave me some. 2. Object Oriented Design - this was the bit that caused the offer rejection, and also a pretty negative experience. The interviewer wasn't someone on the team, and they had a difficult time describing the problem, the expectations, and the purpose of the exercise, even when clarification was requested. The exercise was "design a restaurant" in which you're expected to have a Customer class, Waiter class, etc. The interviewer insisted on the system reflecting a "real" restaurant, despite my attempts to contextualize it in software terms. This is their choice on how they want to conduct the interview, but I felt like it was a poor exercise for demonstrating my experience building large object oriented architectures. 3. Hiring Manager meeting - this bit was also positive. The red flag for me during this was the stress they put on "on call" responsibilities, they made it clear that there was a rotation where you'd be expected to have 24 hour on-call duty. Overall, I think there are improvements to be made to their process, and I don't think it lends itself to finding the best talent, especially at the IC3+ level. The OO design bit felt condescending/childish, and it felt the least developed. I let my recruiter know as such. Turnaround time for a rejection was two business days. Process moved relatively quickly otherwise.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Q: Given a list of constraints, customers, discounts, and a map between customers and discounts, answer some pretty simple questions about the data. If you know how maps work and can write a for loop you will do fine.
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Q: Design a restaurant in an OO way. This is an object entity design test, and you'll be expected to describe the data and APIs for different entities in a restaurant. Stress on the fact that it's a "real restaurant", e.g. Waiters have to "go to customers" and "go to kitchen". Don't treat it like a food ordering app.
      Answer question
      16

      Other Senior Software Engineer interview reviews for DraftKings

      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
      Answer question

      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?
      Answer question
      3
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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
      Answer question
      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.

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