Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Discord with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 48.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Discord overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Discord as a Software Engineer according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 20%
Group panel interview: 9%
Personality test: 3%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Discord
Interview
I didn’t progress far in the process, but overall a positive experience. I went through the recruiter screen and the first technical screen with two engineers. The technical interview involved the chat problem that others mentioned. My solution was functional but didn’t align with what they were looking for (it also wasn’t the best showcase of my strengths as an engineer so I was just glad it worked).
After the rejection, I reached out to the recruiter for feedback and received helpful, actionable notes that I can apply to future interviews. While I didn’t move forward, I appreciated the transparency and constructive feedback.
I applied online. I interviewed at Discord in Apr 2026
Interview
phone screen, AI allowed interview. Pretty sure I failed this because I let the AI do the system design for me, and just agreed with what it had. Practice system design before going in.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Discord (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
Recruiter screen, technical screen, virtual onsite with 4 rounds (two technical, 2 behavioral). Overall experience was good, recruiters were kind and had a quick turnaround for updates. They even gave a doordash gift card for interviewing with them,
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
a trie related problem to search for certain words
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Discord in Jun 2025
Interview
I was not at all impressed by the interview process. The recruiter is slow to work with, and even if they do get you scheduled, the technical screen is pretty much pointless. Even if you arrive at a good solution, you may or may not move onto the six-round onsite.
I moved onto the technical screen call and did exactly what the interviewer wanted me to, yet was unable to move onto the onsite round. I did not enjoy the interview, really, as it was more of a coding monkey challenge.. not much back and forth discussion.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Code up a small server side application, test using multiple clients