I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (McLean, VA) in Apr 2025
Interview
One online technical assessment involving algorithms. Then 4 interviews each 1-hour long.
Do not waste your time with this process. They do not know how to interview candidates or how to show some decency by at least paying attention during the interview. The process is very long, and if they decide you didn't "pass" one of the interviews, all 3 of your other interviews don't count either. For two of mine, the interviewers were distracted the whole time; I had to repeat my questions multiple times. I "passed" all but one, so I was declined.
Warning to all my skilled engineering colleagues out there, don't waste your time here.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical Assessment - 4 algorithms. Two array questions and one graph.
Tell me about a time you did not meet a deadline.
First had to pass an OA on codesignal.
Recruiter then scheduled a Power Day interview virtually:
1 Case interview -
1 Behavioral interview -
1 System design -
1 Technical
Questions are pretty standard and not too diffucult. Interviewers were friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1 Case interview - This one's unique. Have some product perspective to evaluate benefits/cons. Be prepared to evaluate logic based questions.
1 Behavioral interview - Pretty generic "Tell me about a time when.."
1 System design - Generic Design XYZ
1 Technical - Leetcode Mediums
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Capital One in Jun 2026
Interview
I applied in February. Took an online technical assessment that comprised of four leetcode like problems. I wasn't able to finish them all, but somehow managed to pass. Some Capital One recruiter reached out to me, but for a different position. She told me that I passed the test. Okay that's nice, but what's next? Four months later and now in June, suddenly I have a Capitol One recruiter reach out to me about the position I applied to. She wants to schedule a Power Day interview with me.
The Power Day interview consists of a technical coding challenge, system design, behavioral, and a case study, four hours in total. Recruiter arranged a call with me to discuss what I should do to prepare; it's like you're basically studying for a final exam except you haven't spent a semester learning the material and need to spend a or two trying to study or learn system design especially if you have never done it like me.
On the actual Power Day, two of the interviewers seem nice and were more conversational. The other two technical interviewers feel like they were making jabs at my technical ability so I knew then that I wouldn't be getting the job.
Nevertheless, a few days after the interview. My recruiter reached out and asked me when was a good time to talk about the results. She called me and told me I did not pass and if I wanted to, I could try again in six months for other Capital One jobs.
Okay? Why didn't you just email this rejection notice instead of needing to tell about this through a call? Capital One thinks they're a FAANG company with the way they're conducting their interviews, but the salary you can potentially earn is nowhere near the FAANG companies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a banking system that has several criteria like reporting back to a banking bureau.
Estoy apenas recibiendo la propuesta de agenda para la entrevista, todo de una manera muy respetuosa y con mucha comunicación entre ambas partes, atendiendo cualquier incidencia que pueda darse, ajustes y entendimientos entre los participantes en la entrevista.