Capital One·Software Engineer

Capital One Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

United StatesPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview journey started with the usual flow: after a CodeSignal-style assessment, I did a Power Day that ran as multiple back-to-back hour-long interviews.

The day itself was structured and professional, and communication at first was pretty quick after Power Day.

What followed was the part that felt uncertain. I received an email saying I passed, but then I was informed I’d be leveled down from a Senior SWE track to a Senior Associate SWE track. After that, I moved into a team-matching stage where HR told me there wasn’t a team immediately available, so I would have to wait. There still wasn’t a clear timeline for next steps, and HR responses ended up feeling slow.

I ultimately didn’t receive an offer in the timeframe I expected. It was

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