Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
March 4, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks.
- Recruiter screen
- Technical screen
- Virtual onsite with 4 rounds (two technical, two behavioral)
Overall experience was good. The recruiters were kind and had a quick turnaround for updates. They even gave a DoorDash gift card for interviewing with them.
Questions
It was a trie-related problem to search for certain words.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Discord Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Discord's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive57%
Neutral0%
Negative43%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Discord's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Discord Work Experiences
3.0
Good Team, Leadership Lost It
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 7, 2024
Pros: Smart and empathetic coworkers.
Decent work-life balance.
Interesting product with a decent-sized audience.
Cons: Leadership has completely lost the plot.
Constantly shifting product direction.
Layoffs put a cloud over the company.
5.0
Amazing culture and people
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 8, 2025
Pros: - Amazing people work here.
- WFH first.
- Great salary and benefits.
- Great diversity and inclusion culture; people are really people more than workers.
Cons: - Very high expectations
- Fast-paced and easy to get the chop
5.0
Best company ever
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 20, 2020
Pros: Very good company. I love it here.
Cons: There are no cons here.
- 3.0Good Team, Leadership Lost ItSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 7, 2024Pros: Smart and empathetic coworkers. Decent work-life balance. Interesting product with a decent-sized audience.Cons: Leadership has completely lost the plot. Constantly shifting product direction. Layoffs put a cloud over the company.
- 5.0Amazing culture and peopleSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 8, 2025Pros: - Amazing people work here. - WFH first. - Great salary and benefits. - Great diversity and inclusion culture; people are really people more than workers.Cons: - Very high expectations - Fast-paced and easy to get the chop
- 5.0Best company everSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 20, 2020Pros: Very good company. I love it here.Cons: There are no cons here.
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