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Software Engineer Interview Experience

September 26, 2019
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

After applying through my college's career fair in the winter, it took around two months for them to email me about having an on-campus interview.

They sent me an email detailing exactly what to expect:

  • A case interview (a problem Capital One experienced in the past)
  • A behavioral interview (discussing notable experiences from your resume)
  • A technical interview (two coding questions, likely easier than most LeetCode "Easy" problems, and a high-level design question)

Each interview was with a different person. Within a week, they responded regarding my performance, which unfortunately resulted in no offer.

The interview experience was relatively laid-back and definitely not hard. I likely didn't receive an offer because my coding question responses were relatively slow, even for fairly easy questions, and I stumbled slightly when describing my experiences in the behavioral section.

Questions

A system design/data structure question:

Describe a way to structure how to use credit and debit cards for an account, given different functions for each.

Convert a date in the form of (1-1-19) to a string (Jan 1st, 2019).

A question similar to the coin change dynamic programming question, but easier.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 313 interview experiences for the Capital One Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

34%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive59%
Neutral22%
Negative19%

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

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