I applied online. I interviewed at Capital One (Plano, TX) in Apr 2021
Interview
I had 3 rounds of interviews not including the recruiter. First round was with 2 EA's. The recruiter will tell you to use the STAR method. Next round was with the Lead EA for the department and an MVP, final & 3rd round was with the VP & Sr. Director. Pretty extensive interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Follow the STAR method - they want to see what your thought process is.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Capital One in Feb 2021
Interview
1.) Recruiter inbound message via LI leading to phone screen w/recruiter - basic screen, friendly and informative. C1 is wide open in terms of what you want to do, specific tech stack exp is less important vs. overall engineering proficiency
2.) Online code assessment assignment - 2 coding questions through HackerRank, give you plenty of time to complete them in whichever language you prefer - Can't disclose but they're equivalent to LC Mediums
3.) Live 4hr virtual zoom interview (1 coding, 1 arch system design, 1 behavioral, and 1 code analysis exercise) - large emphasis on arch expertise (i.e. scaling, fault-tolerance, etc.), culture fit, and reasoning
4.) After "recommendation" you meet with several engineering managers where they pitch their teams and initiatives to you to determine mutual fit
Overall, it was a lengthy process (took several weeks to complete), but it was one of the best interview processes I've been apart of. I actually felt like I was involved in the hiring process and that C1 interviewers didn't just search some generic/trivial LC problems to work on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-2 Sum variant
-Build a SaaS-based management system
-Look at this code, what's wrong with it (provided sloppy code sample to fix and justify why it should be fixed)
-Tell me about a time when [event] happened, how did you handle it...
I applied online. I interviewed at Capital One (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2021
Interview
Long process, one ~ day plus initial screening which comprises a phone call and an online coding test (a long test). half an hour sessions with multiple managers, some are more on the technical side others are more on the culture and work ethics etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All over the place, but mostly around architecture.