I applied online. I interviewed at Capital One in Feb 2021
Interview
Five different interviews on same day: very different from others that I’ve been through. Job fit had actual coding to do. And one was case. Two were behavioral. One was also called technical but more of architectural perspective.
For a senior manager position, the interviews were leaning more towards hand-on coding than average. Definitely need to brush up on coding skills if you want to do well on these EM interviews. There was also a design system question on virtual credit cards.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Build an online banking system that allows you to purchase items, transfer funds, and receive money.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One (Plano, TX) in Aug 2025
Interview
Started with a recruiter call for initial screening. Basic questions to determine fit and relevant skills. After that they send Code screen link with three leetcode type questions followed by four hours of Power Day interviews.
Coding interview for a senior software engineering manager is a hassle if not necessary. They give you examples of coding interview questions ahead of time to prepare. eg. LeetCode or CodeSignal
Sr Manager Software Engineering applicants have rated the interview process at Capital One with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 47% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sr Manager Software Engineering roles take an average of 62 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Capital One overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Capital One as a Sr Manager Software Engineering according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 19%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 6%
Other: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -