Capital One Software Engineer interview experience

The next step was Power Day, which included system design, live technical coding, a case study, and behavioral. I felt good overall, but system design was the weak moment that didn’t land above their bar.

The feedback came quickly through a recruiter call the next day. I was told I passed everything except systems design, and instead of moving forward at the level I applied for, I was offered a downgrade to a regular role or the option to wait and reapply months later. I chose the wait option at the time.

When I reapplied later, the process felt almost mirrored: the core system design