Staff Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States
Process
Chat problem. No doubt the worst interview experience I've had this cycle.
I already knew the problem ahead of time, but the actual interview experience was awful.
There were two interviewers, one was shadowing. Half the interview was quiet, and the other half was an interviewer basically yelling at me:
"45 minutes left! Go faster! Fast, fast!"
"2 minutes left!!! Finish the feature!"
I finished the two parts of the problem, though the quality dipped at the end. They left two minutes for questions. What a joke. ✌️
I can't imagine working here.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Discord Staff Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Discord's interview process for their Staff Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Discord's Staff Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Discord Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Leadership, Bureaucratic HassleStaff Software Engineer • Former EmployeeJuly 31, 2025Pros: I enjoyed leadership, and the benefits were great.Cons: Lots of big company bureaucracy (requirement documents, performance review optimization, etc.).
- 4.0Good product, growing painsStaff Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 25, 2024Pros: - Enthusiastic user base. - Lots of interesting technical challenges. - Interesting tech to work with (Elixir, Rust, etc.).Cons: - Lots of product churn. - Toxic positivity. - Middle management has high variability in quality. - Workloads are not fair. Some teams are overstaffed, some understaffed. On-call and interview duties are not fairly distributed.
- 5.0High-calibre tech company, commercially strong, video gaming adjacentEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeSeptember 2, 2025Pros: - Everybody I've gotten to work with so far is impressive and confidence-inspiring. - The company is gaming-adjacent, meaning the culture is very gaming-forward without the QoL issues of an actual game developer. - Company stability matters more than ever in this market, and Discord absolutely offers that.Cons: - Hiring is still SF-preferred for many roles.
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