Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - United States
October 2, 2024
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Medium OA. They review your solutions, and you have to explain it in an interview.
Two behavioral rounds, both with an engineering manager, then a final offer.
They also do team matching based on interest.
Questions
Tell me about your tech stack experience.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Discover Financial Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
22%
Pass Rate
Discover Financial's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive78%
Neutral22%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Discover Financial's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
Discover Financial Work Experiences
5.0
Great People, Suburban Location
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
Riverwoods, Illinois, United States
November 5, 2025
Pros: Learned new technologies and met really cool people.
Cons: The location was in the suburbs and not too close to the city.
5.0
Great Culture, Time Off
Principal Application Engineer • Former Employee
Riverwoods, Illinois, United States
October 27, 2025
Pros: Great culture and benefits. Generous time off. Work-life balance.
Cons: Not much that I can think of.
3.0
Acquisition with COF has changed the culture
Senior Manager Software Engineering • Current Employee
Riverwoods, Illinois, United States
October 23, 2025
Pros: Smart, friendly coworkers, interesting work.
Cons: No support from directors and VPs since Capital One has taken over.
- 5.0Great People, Suburban LocationSoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeRiverwoods, Illinois, United StatesNovember 5, 2025Pros: Learned new technologies and met really cool people.Cons: The location was in the suburbs and not too close to the city.
- 5.0Great Culture, Time OffPrincipal Application Engineer • Former EmployeeRiverwoods, Illinois, United StatesOctober 27, 2025Pros: Great culture and benefits. Generous time off. Work-life balance.Cons: Not much that I can think of.
- 3.0Acquisition with COF has changed the cultureSenior Manager Software Engineering • Current EmployeeRiverwoods, Illinois, United StatesOctober 23, 2025Pros: Smart, friendly coworkers, interesting work.Cons: No support from directors and VPs since Capital One has taken over.
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