Discover Financial

Lead Software Engineer Interview Experience - Chicago, Illinois

January 1, 2021

Negative ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Recruiter call and then a 1 hr technical interview with a Principal Architect.

I got a call from the recruiter after that asking if I am ready to take a pay cut. They just wanted to take advantage of the situation that my current company is not doing great. I just hung up saying I am not desperate and won't work for such a company.

Questions

Design for Credit Card Transaction Resilience

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Discover Financial Lead Software Engineer role in Chicago, Illinois.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Discover Financial's interview process for their Lead Software Engineer roles in Chicago, Illinois is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Negative100%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Discover Financial's Lead Software Engineer interview process in Chicago, Illinois.

Discover Financial Work Experiences

An OK place to work

Lead Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: High degree of job flexibility

Cons: High management turnover with little loyalty.

An OK place to work

Lead Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: High degree of job flexibility

Cons: High management turnover with little loyalty.

Great Team, Bad On-call

Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee

Fleet, England, United Kingdom

September 25, 2021

Pros: Good team, great place to work. People are friendly.

Cons: On calls are not that great.

Great Team, Bad On-call

Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee

Fleet, England, United Kingdom

September 25, 2021

Pros: Good team, great place to work. People are friendly.

Cons: On calls are not that great.

Worst organization to work for in UK

Lead Software Engineer • Former Employee

Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Pros: No pros I had while working here.

Cons: No perks that a product-based company has. No work-life balance. Will have to work in the USA timezone. Upper management is very laid back. No growth. No hike provided. Bad tech stack. No brand value in the UK. Managed by managers in the USA. Clueless leadership. Limited resources in the UK. Not a company to join outside of the USA.

Worst organization to work for in UK

Lead Software Engineer • Former Employee

Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Pros: No pros I had while working here.

Cons: No perks that a product-based company has. No work-life balance. Will have to work in the USA timezone. Upper management is very laid back. No growth. No hike provided. Bad tech stack. No brand value in the UK. Managed by managers in the USA. Clueless leadership. Limited resources in the UK. Not a company to join outside of the USA.

An OK place to work

Lead Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: High degree of job flexibility

Cons: High management turnover with little loyalty.

3.0
An OK place to work
Lead Software Engineer • Former Employee
April 26, 2022
Pros: High degree of job flexibility
Cons: High management turnover with little loyalty.

Great Team, Bad On-call

Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee

Fleet, England, United Kingdom

September 25, 2021

Pros: Good team, great place to work. People are friendly.

Cons: On calls are not that great.

3.0
Great Team, Bad On-call
Lead Software Engineer • Current Employee
Fleet, England, United Kingdom
September 25, 2021
Pros: Good team, great place to work. People are friendly.
Cons: On calls are not that great.

Worst organization to work for in UK

Lead Software Engineer • Former Employee

Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Pros: No pros I had while working here.

Cons: No perks that a product-based company has. No work-life balance. Will have to work in the USA timezone. Upper management is very laid back. No growth. No hike provided. Bad tech stack. No brand value in the UK. Managed by managers in the USA. Clueless leadership. Limited resources in the UK. Not a company to join outside of the USA.

1.0
Worst organization to work for in UK
Lead Software Engineer • Former Employee
Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom
March 14, 2021
Pros: No pros I had while working here.
Cons: No perks that a product-based company has. No work-life balance. Will have to work in the USA timezone. Upper management is very laid back. No growth. No hike provided. Bad tech stack. No brand value in the UK. Managed by managers in the USA. Clueless leadership. Limited resources in the UK. Not a company to join outside of the USA.

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