What We Learned Hiring 33 Engineers in Two Weeks

DigitalOcean rebuilt its Seattle-area engineering hiring to move faster and better reflect modern, AI-assisted work. Candidates completed a three-hour on-site build-and-deploy session and then discussed design trade-offs, while redundant screens were removed and offers were made within 24 hours. The company hired an early-career cohort, opened a Bellevue office, and shipped features ahead of Deplo