Mixed Bag - Senior Software Engineer Capital One Employee Review

3.0
Oct 29, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Good Salary - Good Benefits - Modern Tech (mostly)

Cons

- No stock options - Performance management is ridiculous. Every 6 months you get “stack ranked” against all the other associates at your level in your org and the bottom X% (I’ve heard anywhere from 7-15%) get PIP’ed. Even if you’re in a high performing org they have to cut a certain number of people by mandate. It’s terrible for moral and causes a lot of unnecessary stress, and often ends up forcing out good people. They also won’t account for personal circumstances *at all* so if you have a major medical issue for one performance period well… good luck.

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5.0
May 18, 2026
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Pros

Great Company to work for

Cons

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1.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Environment was good, food was decent, free food at my location (dont know if it was allowed but it was good)

Cons

The rittenhouse location is managed by a tyrant, he is an incredibly toxic man and upper management make it the most unbearable place to work. Andy will ask you to come in on days you're not scheduled, and then hold it over your head if you don't. Talks about employees behind their backs constantly. No respect enforced employees talked about each other all the time and there was even name calling in meetings, management did nothing. Worst place I've ever worked in my life frankly and affected my mental health in the worst way. Glad to be out out of there. The place itself has potential but the management at the Rittenhouse branch and above them is absolutely terrible in every regard.

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