I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Dynatrace in Oct 2025
Interview
Proved not really serious and a simply a waste of time.
I went through the entire recruitment process, having first the recruiter and then the hiring manager confirm that the role was fully remote only to be rejected at the end because of my remote location and despite very good feedback.
The entire process took roughly a month. First there were three "standard" steps:
* short call with the recruiter
* 1h meeting with the hiring manager + team captain (an engineer from the team I was applying to). This included some light technical questions
* 2h technical meeting with two engineers from the team. Included a live coding portion and then questions/discussion. We finished early and I got to ask a good amount of questions from my side
At this point, according to what I've been told in the beginning, they should've come back with the decision, but instead I was only told that the feedback from the technical round was very positive and that a director from Gdansk wants to meet me for an additional 1h.
This final meeting only lasted 20-30 minutes and was mainly about how often and for how long I can come to the office in Gdansk. The initial proposal was every month for a few days, to which I was reluctant as I live a few hundred kilometers away. I was then asked if every 3 months would work and I had no issues with that. I also said I'd be open to come to any in-person all-team meetings, company events etc. Despite all that, previous assurances about role being remote and the fact that the team is spread across at least three offices I got a rejection call from the recruiter a few days later saying that the location was the main reason for not extending an offer.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Dynatrace (Vienna, VA) in Jun 2025
Interview
Smooth, good contact. The task was hard but suitable for a role. The interview was successfully completed. The recruiter was competent and technical. Had enought time to complete, received good feedback,
Recuriter interview to talk about motivation and salary expectations, etc — The HR person was kind and helpful.
Then an interview with the hiring manager to talk about the past experience and job expectations. This to be followed by a technical interview where you have to live-code a real usecase similar to the one occuring in the company.
I later received an email after the hiring manager interview that they wont continue because the hiring manager didn’t “feel” I was senior enough.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- why are you applying?
- how does your current team work?
Thanks for providing your feedback. We’re glad to hear you found our Talent Acquisition team helpful, but we regret that the rest of the interview process didn’t meet your expectations. We understand how important clear feedback is, and we’re sorry we fell short here. We strive to ensure candidates receive thoughtful and transparent evaluations, and we’ll continue working to refine our approach. We appreciate your interest in working at Dynatrace and we hope you’ll apply again should another role interest you in the future.