Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Riverwoods, Illinois
Process
Applied on company portal.
Recruiter was professional, with fast responses on emails and interview setup. There were 2 rounds of interview.
First round was a technical screening on Java data structures, specifically Sorted Map implementation.
Second round had 2 interviews.
Interview with the architect: the person was late, absolutely not interested, and left after 10 minutes. Totally unprofessional.
Interview with the hiring manager: behavioral questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Discover Financial Senior Software Engineer role in Riverwoods, Illinois.
Success Rate
Discover Financial's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Riverwoods, Illinois is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Discover Financial's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Riverwoods, Illinois.
Discover Financial Work Experiences
- 5.0Flexible Culture, Less PaySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeRiverwoods, Illinois, United StatesMarch 28, 2025Pros: Incredible culture, very flexible. People trust you to just do your job.Cons: You can always make more money elsewhere.
- 3.0Times were good before the mergerSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeRiverwoods, Illinois, United StatesOctober 16, 2024Pros: - Work-life balance is great. - The workload is not too bad. - 401k match is awesome.Cons: - engineers don’t work with the latest and greatest technologies - merger
- 5.0Great Benefits, No ConsSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeRiverwoods, Illinois, United StatesJanuary 23, 2023Pros: Discover has very good benefits.Cons: There were no real cons for me.
