Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
September 28, 2017
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Like everyone always says:
- Applied online.
- Since they liked my resume and were doing onsite interviews at my school, they invited me to a final round interview.
- The final round interview consisted of:
- Behavioral (standard)
- Case study (Refer to their online resource for practice. Note that it is more tech-related than the business ones you usually see.)
- Job fit (3 technical questions)
Questions
Describe a time you had to explain a tech concept to someone non-technical.
Explain a scenario where you were put on a project, what you did, and how it ended.
Describe a time where you have taught yourself something.
While not giving away the tech questions, for the quality of internship, they were not very challenging when compared to other companies.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 189 interview experiences for the Capital One Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
47%
Pass Rate
Capital One's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive77%
Neutral20%
Negative4%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Capital One's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
Capital One Work Experiences
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.
1.0
Constant Change, Zero Progress
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Vienna, Virginia, United States
March 19, 2018
Pros: Literally none different compared to other software companies in the current market.
Cons: If change happens too frequently, progress is negative. This was too logical to even be a leadership principle. To save his job and past failures, the CTO has gone crazy implementing things without looking at all terms of risks.
Layoffs happen every day and hiring happens every day since last 3 years. Like a kid, show anything fancy to Capital One and they will adopt it without a thought.
2.0
Pip Factory with Toxic Performance Management
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
August 17, 2024
Pros: The technologies are relatively modern, and we get many federal holidays off.
Also, we get one Friday a month off, known as "Invest in Yourself Day."
The healthcare is damn good, and the office is quite nice.
Cons: Office politics plays a huge impact on your ability to stay employed.
Also, there is a very high pip rate, and people can be pipped every 6 months.
- 4.0Great Benefits, High TurnoverSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRemoteDecember 13, 2022Pros: 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.
- 1.0Constant Change, Zero ProgressSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeVienna, Virginia, United StatesMarch 19, 2018Pros: Literally none different compared to other software companies in the current market.Cons: If change happens too frequently, progress is negative. This was too logical to even be a leadership principle. To save his job and past failures, the CTO has gone crazy implementing things without looking at all terms of risks. Layoffs happen every day and hiring happens every day since last 3 years. Like a kid, show anything fancy to Capital One and they will adopt it without a thought.
- 2.0Pip Factory with Toxic Performance ManagementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAtlanta, Georgia, United StatesAugust 17, 2024Pros: The technologies are relatively modern, and we get many federal holidays off. Also, we get one Friday a month off, known as "Invest in Yourself Day." The healthcare is damn good, and the office is quite nice.Cons: Office politics plays a huge impact on your ability to stay employed. Also, there is a very high pip rate, and people can be pipped every 6 months.
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