Lead DevOps Engineer Interview Experience - Farnborough, Hampshire
Process
No introduction about the company, no questions about what I know about Discover, and no questions about why I was interested in the job.
Quick-fire questions were asked, along with a final score of what I knew about tech out of 10.
I think the job has been up for ages, and they've lost their rag with the interview process.
Questions
Define a CI/CD pipeline.
What do you know about sidecar containers?
How have you implemented IaST, DAST, SAST?
Tell me about trunk-based development (what are the pros and cons)?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Discover Financial Lead DevOps Engineer role in Farnborough, Hampshire.
Success Rate
Discover Financial's interview process for their Lead DevOps Engineer roles in Farnborough, Hampshire is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Discover Financial's Lead DevOps Engineer interview process in Farnborough, Hampshire.
Discover Financial Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Learning, Unclear StructureLead DevOps Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMay 19, 2021Pros: Good learning materials, supportive cultureCons: Unclear team structure, above-average overhead time due to security rules.
- 5.0Great company to retire fromExpert Applications Engineer • Current EmployeeFarnborough, Hampshire, United KingdomSeptember 7, 2025Pros: Processes and technology are not great, but compensation is good, and it's a great company to retire with.Cons: It takes a very long time to onboard any new technology.
- 4.0Principal Software EngineerPrincipal Software Engineer • Former EmployeeFarnborough, Hampshire, United KingdomJune 5, 2025Pros: Decent pay package and pension contributions.Cons: A myriad of constraints make the development process really slow.
