Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at DraftKings with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 52.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at DraftKings overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at DraftKings as a Software Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 60%
Group panel interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
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Hacker rank, then technical screen. Onsite has one technical interview. The technical questions were all non-LC style which was nice. It was all object oriented questions with some resume talk mixed in too
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Question 1
Build out an object oriented system related to draft kings product
The phone screening question was standard and went over my resume, along with talking about the role. Asked about test driven development a lot. They do a technical question, then a system design question, followed by a meeting with the team manager it sounds like.
I had my first HR interview with DraftKings. It was mainly about getting to know the company, understanding the general role, talking about my past experience, and answering few easy initial technical questions.
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Question 1
what is the difference between local position and position?
I applied online. I interviewed at DraftKings (Boston, MA) in Mar 2026
Interview
The interview process was fairly straightforward - after the screening and technical interview they put you in a 3 hour final round with three separate interviews back-to-back, the last one being a chat with the team lead. The recruiter was nice and helpful throughout the process.
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Question 1
system design interview to build facebook messenger