I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One in Dec 2024
Interview
Scam interviews. Six months ago, I participated in the Power Day interview process and later received a call from the recruiter informing me that I had passed all the interviews. I was told that I would be matched with a position. However, after that, I was completely ghosted.
Last week, I received another call regarding a different position I had applied for. I attended the interviews, which went great, I answered everything well, and the interviewers were friendly and professional. Despite this, I just received an email from the recruiter saying I did not pass, and they also stated they cannot provide any feedback. LOL.
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
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