I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Capital One
Interview
I talked to them at my college's recruiting event, and got an call from them two days later. I had an on campus interview with them. There were three parts: business case study, technical, and behavioral interview. The behavioral was standard when have you ever questions. The technical part was three different coding based questions. I only had to code for one of them and even with that one I only had to write pseudocode. The case study is just testing if you can solve problems. It was a bit difficult to follow at first but once I understood the problem it was just basic algebra.
The interviewers were all really nice and helpful. Overall it was three hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When was a time you had to explain a technical problem to someone non-technical.
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.
Recruiter screening to begin with. Then, technical discussion about java, spring boot, design pattern, small coding tasks and followed by design assessment for distributed systems. Finally, managerial round for the team fit
Scheduled a call with recruiter. Recruiter didnt show up for the screening call and cancelled it 5 mins after the scheduled time. Dropped a follow up email and got no response. After a week, I got an email from the recruiter stating I am selected for the next round i.e Assessment. Sent me an email with the assessment description but no link. When I sent a follow up email asking for the link, I got ghosted again. It was a bad experience. Felt like she is toying with me. Why ghost an applicant repetitively? Unprofessional recruiter who doesn't respect an applicant's time or efforts!