First, the HR department goes out of their way to ensure that you will have a smooth interview process. There are no surprises - they make sure of that. They tell you about each step of the process ahead of time, and there are no random additions to the process (which I have seen from other companies...they'll throw a wrench into the interview process just to try and eliminate a candidate).
The interview itself is 100% professional. This was the first interview I have had in a reasonably long career in which I was not asked a single illegal interview question. The interviewers were clear, polite, and professional. They asked about the professional qualifications and the legal personality based questions were not obtuse or obtrusive.
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Question 1
There were no unexpected questions, nor was there anything more difficult than a standard set of behavioral interview questions
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One in Jul 2025
Interview
Multiple conversations with a recruiter.
Then the "Power Day" 4 rounds, of 1 hour interviews,
You receive all of the information you need for the interviews from the recruiters. All of the questions I was asked related to banking / fin-tech
Coding, Case Study, Behavioral, System Design.
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Question 1
Build a banking application (from scratch) that accepts deposits and withdrawals, a user can have multiple accounts. Then add in transfers. Then add in user statistics.
30mins with hiring manager, 1 hour job-specific skills, 1 hour behavioural interview. Offer letter and rest of the process was smooth. Generally easy-to-moderate questions in STAR format, modest interviewers. An all-round good experience.
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How do you prevent double payments in a card payment system?
It was challenging, thoughtful, rather fun at times and stressful. You will never know what they want so just let your personality shine through. This should be enough - I have no more.