Principal Applications Engineer Interview Experience - Chicago, Illinois
Process
There was an initial round with a recruiter, followed by a 1-hour technical round. This was then followed by a 5-hour interview with 4 people, which included both technical and behavioral rounds. After I answered well, they offered me the role of application engineer instead of principal application engineer. Additionally, they are trying to underpay me. It was a very bad experience!
Questions
Some logical questions, architectural and technical questions, and behavioral questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Discover Financial Principal Applications Engineer role in Chicago, Illinois.
Success Rate
Discover Financial's interview process for their Principal Applications Engineer roles in Chicago, Illinois is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Discover Financial's Principal Applications Engineer interview process in Chicago, Illinois.
Discover Financial Work Experiences
- 5.0Best company in 30 years of ITPrincipal Applications Engineer • Current EmployeeRiverwoods, Illinois, United StatesMay 27, 2025Pros: Overall, the culture is nice. Supportive managers with great people skills.Cons: Being acquired by Capital One
- 4.0Good one for learning and growthPrincipal Applications Engineer • Current EmployeeRiverwoods, Illinois, United StatesDecember 3, 2024Pros: Fast-paced, consistently adapting company.Cons: Too many processes and overhead for fast-paced growth.
- 4.0Good Culture, Old TechPrincipal Applications Engineer • Former EmployeeRiverwoods, Illinois, United StatesMarch 26, 2024Pros: Great work culture, one of the best 401(k)s in the industry, great work-life balance, and nice people.Cons: Old tech stacks (they even have mainframes still running). The headquarters is situated in Riverwoods, which consists of woods and ponds. Many people may not find it as vivacious when you compare it to places like San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, Seattle, Austin, Boston, etc. There are a lot of older people around who do not understand the importance of shifting to newer technologies.
