Capital One

Entry Level Software Engineer - Campus Hire Interview Experience

February 1, 2019

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Applied through referral. The recruiter got back to me within a day. They came to my school for campus interviews.

There was one campus "power day" with three interviews:

1 case interview
1 technical interview
1 behavioral interview

Each interview was an hour. I heard back within a day.

Questions

Data Structures using dictionary and simple if/else statements

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Capital One Entry Level Software Engineer - Campus Hire role in United States.

Success Rate

100%

Pass Rate

Capital One's interview process for their Entry Level Software Engineer - Campus Hire roles in the United States is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Capital One's Entry Level Software Engineer - Campus Hire interview process in United States.

Capital One Work Experiences

Great Benefits, High Turnover

Software Engineer • Current Employee

December 13, 2022

Pros: Work-life balance is phenomenal. Good compensation and general benefits package. PTO policy is incredibly generous (along with other days off/learning days). Great senior leadership.

Cons: High turnover. Consistently, work could be more interesting. Culture is team dependent.

Great Benefits, High Turnover

Software Engineer • Current Employee

December 13, 2022

Pros: Work-life balance is phenomenal. Good compensation and general benefits package. PTO policy is incredibly generous (along with other days off/learning days). Great senior leadership.

Cons: High turnover. Consistently, work could be more interesting. Culture is team dependent.

A good place to work

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: Flexibility and type of work are good.

Cons: No work from homes allowed much.

A good place to work

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: Flexibility and type of work are good.

Cons: No work from homes allowed much.

Work at work

Senior Python Developer • Current Employee

Pros: Finance companies have access to both non-traditional lenders and big banks. 'Rate shopping' by submitting formal applications can reduce your credit score. Finance companies offer significantly faster processing times. Non-traditional lenders can cater to more complex lending situations.

Cons: Like every field, there are also drawbacks to a career in finance. They can include: * High stress * Big responsibility * Long working hours * Continuing education requirements * In some cases, a lack of job security

Senior Python Developer • Current Employee

Pros: Finance companies have access to both non-traditional lenders and big banks. 'Rate shopping' by submitting formal applications can reduce your credit score. Finance companies offer significantly faster processing times. Non-traditional lenders can cater to more complex lending situations.

Cons: Like every field, there are also drawbacks to a career in finance. They can include: * High stress * Big responsibility * Long working hours * Continuing education requirements * In some cases, a lack of job security

Great Benefits, High Turnover

Software Engineer • Current Employee

December 13, 2022

Pros: Work-life balance is phenomenal. Good compensation and general benefits package. PTO policy is incredibly generous (along with other days off/learning days). Great senior leadership.

Cons: High turnover. Consistently, work could be more interesting. Culture is team dependent.

4.0
Great Benefits, High Turnover
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Remote
December 13, 2022
Pros: Work-life balance is phenomenal. Good compensation and general benefits package. PTO policy is incredibly generous (along with other days off/learning days). Great senior leadership.
Cons: High turnover. Consistently, work could be more interesting. Culture is team dependent.

A good place to work

Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: Flexibility and type of work are good.

Cons: No work from homes allowed much.

3.0
A good place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
March 10, 2020
Pros: Flexibility and type of work are good.
Cons: No work from homes allowed much.

Work at work

Senior Python Developer • Current Employee

Pros: Finance companies have access to both non-traditional lenders and big banks. 'Rate shopping' by submitting formal applications can reduce your credit score. Finance companies offer significantly faster processing times. Non-traditional lenders can cater to more complex lending situations.

Cons: Like every field, there are also drawbacks to a career in finance. They can include: * High stress * Big responsibility * Long working hours * Continuing education requirements * In some cases, a lack of job security

4.0
Work at work
Senior Python Developer • Current Employee
May 15, 2023
Pros: Finance companies have access to both non-traditional lenders and big banks. 'Rate shopping' by submitting formal applications can reduce your credit score. Finance companies offer significantly faster processing times. Non-traditional lenders can cater to more complex lending situations.
Cons: Like every field, there are also drawbacks to a career in finance. They can include: * High stress * Big responsibility * Long working hours * Continuing education requirements * In some cases, a lack of job security

Capital One Interview Questions

Simple Bank System

Simulate a simple bank system that supports basic operations like deposit, withdraw, and check balance for different accounts. You will implement methods to handle these transactions and ensure validity based on account balances and existence.

Text Justification

Given a sequence of words and a line width, format the text to fit within the specified width. You must justify the text, distributing extra spaces evenly between words.

Candy Crush

Simulate the Candy Crush game. Repeated sequences of the same candy type (3 or more) should be removed until no more such sequences exist.

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