Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Discovery Machine with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Discovery Machine overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Discovery Machine as a Software Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Drug test: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Presentation: 13%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Discovery Machine
Interview
I applied online, was contacted by HR and scheduled a phone interview with the VP of software development for the following week. The phone screen consisted mainly of questions about projects on my resume, and basic Java/OOP/SQL questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What problems might you encounter when multi threading an application
The interview process was a zoom interview with the VP. The interview was ok, nothing too hard. However, the VP didn't really care about the cultural fit and cared more about the technical fit. I would be warned about the company because of that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic oop principles, what is inheritance and polymorphism
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Discovery Machine in May 2020
Interview
I applied online and received an email with questions about my experience in different technologies. Made it to the first phone interview that consisted of semi-technical and personality questions. The next interview was a whiteboard challenge style interview where your knowledge is tested. They then asked me to schedule what I assume is the last interview where you have to present for a group of people. This was where I had to decline it because I accepted an offer elsewhere, but I would like to think that if the presentation went well, I may have been offered a job.
The entire process was pretty positive. The interviewers really want to help you pass if they see potential but you do need a good foundation. They are also really fun to talk to which eases the pressure a bit and made it feel more casual. You don't feel like you are being interrogated like some other places do.