Capital One·Software Engineer

Capital One Software Engineer interview experience

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Ciudad de MexicoPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The process started with a recruiter walking me through the role, and then I went through both an English check and a coding test with easy-to-intermediate LeetCode-style questions.

After that, I joined a scheduled session where they explained the structure: it was essentially a full day of interviews with multiple distinct parts.

The coding round focused on explaining my solution clearly, not just writing working code. The design interview involved building a banking system, and I was expected to engage with design thinking and read through requirements carefully. The behavioral round was also structured around STAR-style preparation and anticipating situations so answers were ready when prompted. Finally, there was a real-time exercise with transaction IDs and a

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