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 (McLean, VA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Initial phone screening with recruiter > 1 hour skills test (basic data assessment) > 10-20 hour Data Assessment coding challenge > Power day of 4 interviews (2 cases, 1 behavioral, 1 Data Assessment review). After reaching the power day and thinking I did well on it, the recruiter got back to me the following morning and said they did not want to move forward
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you helped a team mate out
Initial zoom screen to describe the position and discuss your experience. Few behavioral questions, no problem solving
Asked what prior knowledge I had about Capital one's products & offerings
Also asked about experience on resume
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about personal projects and why they interested you?
I applied online, got an assessment to complete online (math & logic reasoning test and a personality/work traits quiz) took about 30 minutes. Then it was 2 rounds of case interview