Capital One Software Engineer interview experience

This time, I failed the system design portion, but I still received a strong rating elsewhere, and there was an offer for a mid-level IC3 role. I chose not to accept the downlevel role.

The interview stages in that cycle were basically power day → system design, and the whole experience highlighted the company’s willingness to offer a different level after system design doesn’t land. I left with the clear sense that the six-month cooldown and downlevel path were part of how the process worked.