Capital One Software Engineer Lead interview questions
based on 42 ratings - Updated Jun 11, 2026
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Software Engineer Lead applicants have rated the interview process at Capital One with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 52.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Capital One as a Software Engineer Lead according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Other: 33%
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First, you complete an online coding assessment prior to talking with anyone. Talk with recruiter. Coding interview. Finally, half-day round including coding round, system design, case study, and behavioral interviews.
Not much hard, but very focused and have to solve problems during the interviews. The interviewers were polite and ensure your success. Initial CodeSignal round with coding that need >=50% scoring, followed by 4 in-person rounds which they call it as Power Day. Fast tracked.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (Cambridge, MA) in Dec 2025
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2 recruiter calls and an initial technical screening, followed by Power Day, a 4 part interview session. 2 technical components, a case study, and a behavioral interview. They pretty much tell you details of each step before hand.
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Question 1
Design high level software architecture for a credit card banking system