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Challenging job with good work-life balance

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Capital One for 1 year
April 12, 2020
Plano, Texas
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros
  • Technically more challenging than other banks in the area.
  • Management acts on at least some of the survey suggestions.
  • Emphasis on moving legacy systems to the cloud (mainly AWS).
  • Time is given every Friday to pursue learning and other interests.
  • PCP doctor on campus, nice health benefits.
  • 3% 401k match even if you don't contribute anything.
Cons
  • Salary for senior engineers could be higher.
  • Most employees have a bad opinion of stack ranking.
  • Every technical decision needs to be vetted by a central team of architects even before one line of code is written. This adds needless delays.
  • Management tries too hard to make employees feel as if they are part of a noble mission. Though the company is better than its peers, the constant emphasis on mission becomes distracting.
Advice to Management
  • Simplify architecture review to help engineers move faster.
  • Keep emphasis on mission to a minimum.
  • Ensure that pay remains competitive with other banks in the area.

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