Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
April 1, 2015
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Received a call to set up a meeting time.
They sent an email to download software for a video call.
Questions were mostly about development experience, the software lifecycle, DevOps processes, and some usual technical interview questions.
Questions
Which software development life cycle are you most familiar with? Can you explain a little bit?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Disney Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
25%
Pass Rate
Disney's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral38%
Negative13%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Disney's Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Disney Work Experiences
3.0
Challenging and Rewarding Place to Grow
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
October 29, 2025
Pros: Dynamic workplace, great client exposure, strong mentorship, good compensation, and plenty of room to upskill.
Cons: Constant pressure to meet deadlines can make work stressful at times, especially during major releases. The workload can be high, and maintaining work-life balance requires proactive effort.
4.0
Good Compensation, Mediocre Management
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
June 19, 2024
Pros: Working with Disney in the engineering teams has a pretty good work-life balance, and the compensation is decent. I enjoy the perks (admission to Disney parks), and the bonuses and raises are about industry standard.
Cons: Most engineering strategy is being made by non-technical management based on something they apparently heard from their best buddy from college. It's slow, incoherent, and disrespectful of the in-house expertise.
We are not protected from layoffs, so we might wake up one day to discover a third of our team is having their last day. It's demoralizing.
4.0
Lots of re-orgs
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
November 17, 2023
Pros: - Flexible
- Smart people, interesting problems
Cons: - Too many politics
- Timeline
- Constant re-orgs
- 3.0Challenging and Rewarding Place to GrowSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 29, 2025Pros: Dynamic workplace, great client exposure, strong mentorship, good compensation, and plenty of room to upskill.Cons: Constant pressure to meet deadlines can make work stressful at times, especially during major releases. The workload can be high, and maintaining work-life balance requires proactive effort.
- 4.0Good Compensation, Mediocre ManagementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJune 19, 2024Pros: Working with Disney in the engineering teams has a pretty good work-life balance, and the compensation is decent. I enjoy the perks (admission to Disney parks), and the bonuses and raises are about industry standard.Cons: Most engineering strategy is being made by non-technical management based on something they apparently heard from their best buddy from college. It's slow, incoherent, and disrespectful of the in-house expertise. We are not protected from layoffs, so we might wake up one day to discover a third of our team is having their last day. It's demoralizing.
- 4.0Lots of re-orgsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 17, 2023Pros: - Flexible - Smart people, interesting problemsCons: - Too many politics - Timeline - Constant re-orgs
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