Applications Engineer Interview Experience - United States
Process
First round technical, then if you're recommended, there will be four more rounds.
One whiteboard session with system design and LLD, three are managerial rounds.
Gave all five rounds of interviews, answered all the technical concepts as well as system design.
The final round with one of the senior managers was such a waste of time. They were very rude and asked personal questions that were not aligned with the job and were very rude.
Got rejected, saying experience and tech expertise align more for a senior application engineer.
Waste of time after 5 rounds of interview.
Questions
How does indexing work? Explain in detail.
Design an e-commerce application and how do you scale it?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Discover Financial Applications Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Discover Financial's interview process for their Applications Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Discover Financial's Applications Engineer interview process in United States.
Discover Financial Work Experiences
- 5.0It's good pay, but it's old techApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeRiverwoods, Illinois, United StatesSeptember 25, 2025Pros: - Great pay - Great benefitsCons: - You're working with old tech.
- 4.0Good Culture, Merger UncertaintyApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeAugust 31, 2025Pros: Good work culture in generalCons: Currently under merger with Capital One, so there is some uncertainty.
- 4.0Good Balance, Slow PaceApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeRiverwoods, Illinois, United StatesAugust 24, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance at Discover.Cons: Slow-paced work environment, don't take aggressive decisions.
