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 online. I interviewed at Discord (San Francisco, CA) in Jun 2025
Interview
Recruiter call. Usual behavioral questions, except I got blindsided by a "tell me about a time when you were building something and had to make tradeoffs". Apparently my answer for that was good enough since I moved on, but prepare for things like this. I wasn't because I wasn't applying for Senior, but I digress. Oh yeah, and the recruiter was like 6 minutes late.
Coding test. It was the chat server question. I was able to solve the first part of the question, and got through the next part as well. I communicated with the interviewer throughout, outlining my thought process, and testing the functionality throughout. I then had a nice chat with them about Discord and what it's like to work there. Unfortunately, it amounted to nothing because I got a rejection email in 3 days. I mean I solved their question and even got the "extra" part, I don't know what else they wanted.
Also, something to keep in mind. The interviewers' emails seem exceptionally supportive, but when I sent emails to ask some questions before the interviews (as they themselves seem to encourage), they went ignored. So, that bit feels entirely disingenuous.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you needed to make tradeoffs.
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