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Software Engineer Interview Experience

May 20, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

This took a bit longer than expected, stretching over several weeks.

The technical rounds were intense, featuring an LRU cache implementation and a problem on detecting duplicate transactions within a 60-second window.

I was nervous at first, but it clicked for me when I realized I had practiced a similar approach on PracHub just days before.

Unfortunately, I didn’t receive an offer in the end, but the experience was a solid learning opportunity. The behavioral questions felt straightforward, so I wish I had made a stronger impression in the technical segments.

Questions

Implement an LRU cache with get and put operating in O(1).

Given a stream of transactions, detect duplicates within a 60-second window.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 400 interview experiences for the Capital One Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

31%
Pass Rate

Capital One's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive57%
Neutral24%
Negative19%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Capital One's Software Engineer interview process.

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