Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - McLean, Virginia
March 1, 2020
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Started with a HackerRank coding assessment of medium difficulty.
Screening round for 30 minutes, going through the HR about the skill set I own.
Technical interview with the manager for about an hour via video call. A response was received five days later.
Questions
Not sure, but they asked mostly about:
- Spring Boot framework
- Java
- Data structures
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 24 interview experiences for the Capital One Senior Software Engineer role in McLean, Virginia.
Success Rate
46%
Pass Rate
Capital One's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in McLean, Virginia is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral8%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Capital One's Senior Software Engineer interview process in McLean, Virginia.
Capital One Work Experiences
5.0
Good Place to Work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
McLean, Virginia, United States
February 13, 2023
Pros: Quality automation and employees make Capital One a nice place to work.
Cons: Things change a lot. People move teams or leave, and what we work on changes often.
3.0
Big Company, Modern Tech
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
McLean, Virginia, United States
September 18, 2021
Pros: Great benefits and all federal holidays off.
Opportunities for growth.
Seems like there are roles for any kind of software engineer.
Cons: Working at a bank brings its own set of challenges. It feels very corporate. EOY reviews seem to favor certain types of people.
2.0
On the decline
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
McLean, Virginia, United States
April 9, 2024
Pros: Decent pay and the hours aren't that bad.
Cons: Performance management is awful.
Culture is getting worse.
Morale on my team is low as we have attrition and our manager isn't very good.
There are way too many short-term foreign contractors.
- 5.0Good Place to WorkSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMcLean, Virginia, United StatesFebruary 13, 2023Pros: Quality automation and employees make Capital One a nice place to work.Cons: Things change a lot. People move teams or leave, and what we work on changes often.
- 3.0Big Company, Modern TechSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMcLean, Virginia, United StatesSeptember 18, 2021Pros: Great benefits and all federal holidays off. Opportunities for growth. Seems like there are roles for any kind of software engineer.Cons: Working at a bank brings its own set of challenges. It feels very corporate. EOY reviews seem to favor certain types of people.
- 2.0On the declineSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMcLean, Virginia, United StatesApril 9, 2024Pros: Decent pay and the hours aren't that bad.Cons: Performance management is awful. Culture is getting worse. Morale on my team is low as we have attrition and our manager isn't very good. There are way too many short-term foreign contractors.
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