The hiring process at Capital One takes an average of 90 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Senior AI Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 90 days), whereas Senior AI Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
I applied online. I interviewed at Capital One in Jul 2025
Interview
1 - contact with recruiter who explains the position and the process
2 - (For international applicants) SVAR english test (easy)
3 - Code Assessment (1 easy, 2 mediums and 1 hard, 70min) (Recommended to do 1 -> 4 -> 2 -> 3) They dont expect you to finish all
4 - Power Day:
4.1: Medium coding interview
4.2: Case (Virtual Card Numbers, pros and cons, fix some code, easy)
4.3: Behavioral (STAR method)
4.4: System Design (design a banking system focus on DB, AWS Lambda, Load Balancers and ASW products)
5 - Background check (upload some documents)
They told me the position has been occupied, The process took like 2 months not because of me
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Code Assesment: String operations, 2D arrays, sliding window
Power Day: Basic transaction code with deposit, transfer, withdraw. Virtual Card Numbers, analyze pros and cons, fix bugs in some code. Tell me about a time where you have problems with a lead, how you solve it. Design a Banking System
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One in Oct 2024
Interview
The first round is a calculation test using a link, which is easy and straightforward. Failed in the second round, which is a virtual interview to express business insights and do some calculations under a business case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What factors will influence the promotion of credit cards and explain why?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Capital One in Sep 2024
Interview
They had a CapitalOne specific platform for their OA where we had to answer questions in text. I think there was also a video response as well as how you would also respond to common team scenarios like "a disagreement over a timeline" or "what would you do if you needed an extension on a project"
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Tell me about yourself"
"How has your past experience prepared you for this role"
"Describe what you would do if you were running late on a project and needed an extension"
"Describe how you would handle a disagreement with someone on your team"