Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States
Process
Five rounds of interviews. The first round was 30 minutes, technical. Then the next four rounds were 1 hour each (again, technical). One was behavioral and the last one was a whiteboard session. One round was with the hiring manager, and others were with team leads.
Questions
REST API, Spring Boot, Behavioural round, and other technical questions on Java.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Discover Financial Senior Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Discover Financial's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Discover Financial's Senior Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Discover Financial Work Experiences
- 5.0Good Balance, Colleagues, TechSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesMay 28, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance. Great colleagues. New tech stack.Cons: Low salary. Nothing else really.
- 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.
- 2.0Chill, But No InnovationSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeTowson, Maryland, United StatesFebruary 28, 2025Pros: Pretty laid back and chill. Old school. A lot of Scrum teams and people running those Scrum teams have no idea.Cons: No innovation. Cruising in my career. I don’t see them ever competing with PayPal, Block, or Square, with the old guard.
