Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States
July 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Recruiter reached out via LinkedIn.
Initial conversation with external recruiter, followed up by 2 rounds of interviews with internal employees.
- 1 behavioral interview
- 1 technical interview
Overall, the interview process was positive.
Questions
- State management in React.js
- JS lifecycle hooks
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 17 interview experiences for the Discover Financial Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
24%
Pass Rate
Discover Financial's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive53%
Neutral6%
Negative41%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Discover Financial's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Discover Financial Work Experiences
3.0
Depends on your team
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Riverwoods, Illinois, United States
September 29, 2025
Pros: Good benefits, a lot of learning opportunities.
Cons: Depends on the team you are on. Not all teams are good about the Discover behaviors. Job descriptions do not match the actual work.
5.0
Great Culture, Mentor, Too Easy
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Riverwoods, Illinois, United States
September 22, 2025
Pros: Good work culture and great mentorship
Cons: Could be a little more intensive.
4.0
Great company to work for
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
September 7, 2025
Pros: Culture here is very relaxed compared to other companies.
They place a lot of emphasis on your development and learning as much as possible when you start.
Cons: Depending on what team you land on, you can get stuck doing QA/DevOps all the time, which is pretty boring. Essentially, you just write and run tests all the time, which isn't really satisfying like writing actual code. If you want to do dev work, you have to find the right team spot.
- 3.0Depends on your teamSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRiverwoods, Illinois, United StatesSeptember 29, 2025Pros: Good benefits, a lot of learning opportunities.Cons: Depends on the team you are on. Not all teams are good about the Discover behaviors. Job descriptions do not match the actual work.
- 5.0Great Culture, Mentor, Too EasySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRiverwoods, Illinois, United StatesSeptember 22, 2025Pros: Good work culture and great mentorshipCons: Could be a little more intensive.
- 4.0Great company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesSeptember 7, 2025Pros: Culture here is very relaxed compared to other companies. They place a lot of emphasis on your development and learning as much as possible when you start.Cons: Depending on what team you land on, you can get stuck doing QA/DevOps all the time, which is pretty boring. Essentially, you just write and run tests all the time, which isn't really satisfying like writing actual code. If you want to do dev work, you have to find the right team spot.
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