I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Capital One (Richmond, VA) in Sep 2016
Interview
Simple process. Applied online, and received a notification saying that I had been invited to a final round interview in Virginia. Flew out for the interview which involved a campus tour, a casual lunch with full-timers, and then the three part interview process. The interview process involved a case interview, behavioral interview, and a technical portion. The process went by quickly, and resulted in a very quick turn around.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you explain a technical concept to a non technical person? How do you know they understood what you explained?
Interviewed for an engineer position, the interview was a joke. Asked basic OOP question with a few follow ups - no system design portion. Interviewer was very laid back and chill, didn't take it to seriously.
Was not too difficult. three total interviews all on the same day back to back. technical one, behavioral one and a case which was more of just a debugging question
Expecting a challenging experience, I found the interview at Capital One to be intense, particularly during the system design section. The question on designing a rate limiter with a token bucket algorithm took me by surprise; mid-way through the problem, I realized it was very similar to a drill I’d practiced on prachub.com just days earlier. The technical rounds included several DSA questions, and the interviewers were thorough but supportive. Ultimately, I received an offer and happily accepted, feeling well-prepared despite the pressure.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a rate limiter using a token bucket algorithm and discuss how it would handle bursty traffic and distributed deployments.