I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at DigitalOcean (Amsterdam) in Mar 2022
Interview
The interview process is very common as in many organisations: hr, hiring manager, peers and manager of systems engineers. For AE role is highly recommended to have IT sales background for better understanding the cloud principles. Code experience can also be a huge plus. or at least understand on high-level how applications can be deployed. Majority of questions were built around sales process, previous experience, target achievements and EQ.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is Digital Ocean?
What is the difference between IaaS and PaaS?
What sales process do you use in your AE role?
Describe how are planning to work with cross-team colleagues: SEs, SDRs, Partner Managers and etc.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at DigitalOcean
Interview
There were 6 interview sessions, however the process was quick and very pleasant. The interviewers were prepared, and each call had a specific purpose. You also have the opportunity to ask lots of questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Current sales process, why DO, what do you know about DO, what do you expect to do first 3 months.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at DigitalOcean (Amsterdam) in Oct 2022
Interview
The interview progress from start to end was great. It was very informative, very open and transparent and very well structured. It gave me a chance to meet the team but also to hear the feedback from management and understand the true values of DO.