Process
The onsite interview process is extremely long. It includes:
- Recruiter screen
- Hiring manager screen
- Coding screen
- Onsite: Five 1-hour interviews in total, with lunch breaks built in between. This means you have to hang around and cannot end your day early.
This is a significant investment, not counting the hours spent preparing for the interview. I guess they pride themselves on being MAANG quality, as most engineers are from MAANG. However, I could do with fewer behavioral interviews. In total, I met 13+ people and felt extremely drained afterwards. They should conduct all onsite coding and system design interviews first. If candidates do not pass those, there's no need to proceed with behavioral interviews.
Questions
Code a TCP chat server.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Discord SWE role in United States.
Success Rate
Discord's interview process for their SWE 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 SWE interview process in United States.
Discord Work Experiences
- 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.
- 4.0Great if it's what you're looking forSenior Machine Learning Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 9, 2025Pros: Friendly and collaborative culture. Coworkers are genuinely great people. No toxicity! Very nice WLB. Leadership cares about maintaining the unique personality of the company while being inclusive as it grows. Most inviting of employee feedback (read: tolerant) that I've seen at a medium-large company.Cons: - Work got a little stagnant for me. - General growing pains. Technical work shifted to managing legal and policy risk.
- 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.).
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