I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (Richmond, VA) in Oct 2016
Interview
I spoke with Capital One at my school's career fair. I got offered an onsite interview. They flew me out to Richmond the day before and I interviewed the next day. The onsite consists of three 45 minute rounds: job fit (technical), case study, behavioral. The technical interview was pretty easy (1 design question + 2 algorithm questions) and the behavioral portion was pretty standard as well. The case study kinda threw me off because I've never done a case study for a software position before, but the interviewers do a great job guiding you through the entire process. The case was very intuitive and it was mostly a test on your problem solving skills. I heard back with an offer 4 business days later.
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.
Recruiter screening to begin with. Then, technical discussion about java, spring boot, design pattern, small coding tasks and followed by design assessment for distributed systems. Finally, managerial round for the team fit
Scheduled a call with recruiter. Recruiter didnt show up for the screening call and cancelled it 5 mins after the scheduled time. Dropped a follow up email and got no response. After a week, I got an email from the recruiter stating I am selected for the next round i.e Assessment. Sent me an email with the assessment description but no link. When I sent a follow up email asking for the link, I got ghosted again. It was a bad experience. Felt like she is toying with me. Why ghost an applicant repetitively? Unprofessional recruiter who doesn't respect an applicant's time or efforts!