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      Software Engineer Interview

      Dec 23, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Negative experience

      Other Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Capital One

      Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 28, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      McLean, VA
      Declined offer
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One

      Interview

      One assessment, one phone screen, and the one power day as mentioned by the other interviews. Difficulty was fairly standard, but I did have a negative experience with one of the interviewers for the system design round - overall pretty condescending and took the question in a lot of ways trying to press answers despite me telling him I don't know. Recruiters were especially really disorganized and downright rude to me. They missed their scheduled calls 5 different times, and called me during times I explicitly told them I wasn't available. During the offer call, the recruiter was especially condescending and rude, and didn't acknowledge any concerns - he even expressed frustration with me trying to schedule calls with other members of the team I'd be on or the hiring manager. No other company had ever shown me this much disrespect. The team I met was overall great. I declined the offer due to my experience with the recruiters. It was clear they saw me as a number or metric, not as a person, which spoke volumes about the company culture.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Design a banking system that can handle deposits, withdrawals, and transactions.
      Answer question
      5
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Capital One (McLean, VA)

      Interview

      Interviewed for an engineer position, the interview was a joke. Asked basic OOP question with a few follow ups - no system design portion. Interviewer was very laid back and chill, didn't take it to seriously.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Design a card playing game.
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 26, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Capital One

      Interview

      Was not too difficult. three total interviews all on the same day back to back. technical one, behavioral one and a case which was more of just a debugging question

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      When have you challenged the status quo
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 23, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Capital One

      Interview

      Expecting a challenging experience, I found the interview at Capital One to be intense, particularly during the system design section. The question on designing a rate limiter with a token bucket algorithm took me by surprise; mid-way through the problem, I realized it was very similar to a drill I’d practiced on prachub.com just days earlier. The technical rounds included several DSA questions, and the interviewers were thorough but supportive. Ultimately, I received an offer and happily accepted, feeling well-prepared despite the pressure.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Design a rate limiter using a token bucket algorithm and discuss how it would handle bursty traffic and distributed deployments.
      Answer question