I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Capital One in Nov 2019
Interview
For internship/recent grad, the process involved a phone call followed by a 3hr session consisting of technical interview, case study, and a behavioral interview.
The technical interview has a design problem and an algorithm problem with multiple parts. Case study incorporates pseudo-coding and thinking of edge cases around a business problem.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Justify using one data structure over the other for this problem.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Capital One in Sep 2021
Interview
The entire interview process consisted of a 3 hour long interview day; it consisted of behavioral, case study, and technical interviews. There were breaks after each interview. Each interview was conducted by a different interviewer.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Capital One (McLean, VA)
Interview
Process started with phone call with HR. Then after you pass that and the coding assessment they send you, you do 4 interviews (mine were on zoom).
There are 2 tech interviews, which I believe they call Job Fit interviews now. They’re leet code style questions, but can be tricky to do on the spot while sharing your screen. So make sure to practice medium difficulty coding questions on leetcode.
Next was a behavioral interview, not bad. It was the “tell me about a time when…” style.
Lastly was the case interview, which is a poor option to make software engineer do, in my opinion. This is a more business oriented question, and I can’t remember much more details than that.
The interview was relatively difficult, but not impossible if you prepare well. I just think putting people through hours of interviews asking questions that don’t correlate to what you’ll actually be doing in your role is pointless.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had a disagreement with a co worker.