I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Capital One in Nov 2022
Interview
Don't interview here. It was an absolute waste of time. First off, they make you take a 70 min. LIVE PROCTORED exam (w/questions that also have nothing to do with any sort of real-world work, where presumably you cannot Google or open new windows like you would be able to on the job) which is incredibly ridiculous, and not something I've ever had to do interviewing for a company. Somehow I passed that, and had to do a FOUR AND A HALF HOUR onsite. There was a system design question, a ridiculous and incredibly stupid leetcode-style question that is not at all indicative of the actual work being done at Capital One and isn't a good way to determine what someone's actual programming ability is. They then ask you to do a "case study" question, and it isn't clear how pertinent that is to the role of a SOFTWARE DEVELOPER. All this, only to get rejected. Not to mention the interviewers I had were not diverse at all. Almost all were men, almost all of the same background. Probably one of the most ridiculous interviewing experiences I've ever had.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One system design question, behavioral questions, one leetcode-style string processing question, case study question
4 rounds of interview including coding , design , case study, behavioral after clearing the code signal assesment. Coding was medium hard of 2 questions each. case study and system design was difficult.
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.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Implement an LRU cache with get and put operating in O(1)
Un proceso largo, pero sin mucha complicación en el proceso. Empresa atenta en todo momento a dudas y disponibilidad de tiempo para las entrevistas. Exámenes con temas sencillos y complejos. Variedad en los ejercicios