Is Capital One a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Capital One have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 550 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Capital One employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Capital One now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Capital One .

Does Capital One pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Capital One with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 550 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Capital One.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Capital One?

46% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Capital One would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 16% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Capital One with a 3.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.7 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Capital One?

Software Engineer (1168) , Senior Software Engineer (553) , Business Analyst (445) , Customer Service Representative (358) , Senior Business Analyst (342) , Branch Ambassador (329) , Product Manager (283) , Associate Software Engineer (267) , Manager (258) , Senior Manager (251) , Director (219) , Project Manager (204) , Senior Associate (196) , Senior Data Analyst (191) , Business Manager (188)

What are the pros of working at Capital One according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance if you are low on the totem and not trying to get a promotion" ((in 2038 reviews)); "Great culture and learning enviornment with some of the best managers I have worked with." ((in 1665 reviews)); "• Great people (the ones who aren't looking to simply climb the ladder)" ((in 1430 reviews)); "The pay was good and the McLean building was amazing with lots of resources" ((in 1259 reviews)); "The salary was good and decent." ((in 345 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Capital One according to real employee reviews?

"Performance management structure makes it difficult to get promoted unless you happen to know the right person and be on a highly visible project" ((in 769 reviews)); "Some of my friends were not as lucky as I and were under some bad managers." ((in 573 reviews)); "the performance management is terrible; there is a forced curve which fosters a cut" ((in 544 reviews)); "And then senior leadership says “we’re doing great” then make decisions directly against the grievances of the employees." ((in 280 reviews)); "Frequent Layoff and Reorganization." ((in 210 reviews))

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Capital One Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(550 total reviews)

Richard D. Fairbank

60% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.5

Senior management

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Capital One with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 550 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Capital One is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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550 reviews

4.0

Apr 11, 2017

Good work life balance

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome culture and good work life balance. Not too much politics

Cons

Too many meetings. Development is out of scope. Backend dev can do mobile or vice versa. Red tape to get new ideas moving.

5.0

Feb 1, 2017

ONE AWESOME PLACE

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The infrastructure is amazing,,,equals Google standards. Come here with a long term thought. If you are looking to work and leave within one or two years. A free and friendly work culture that will help you develop your professional aspirations as well. BB: Benefits and breakfast are the best :P You can express you career aspirations and they will do their best to get you there. Mutual respect. I have been a contractor and a full timer here. They really stand for human values and will equally respect all.

Cons

Politics: Not all places, but yes a very small group exists here and there. Very negligible compared to other companies.

3.0

Jan 27, 2017

Engineering team is led by non-engineers

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Latest technologies Good benefits Work culture varies by team but overall good culture

Cons

Recruiters try to hire you at a level where once you join you'll realize that people with lesser skills than you are at higher levels just by virtue of being in the same place for a long time. Inspite of their shift from being hands-off to vendors to being hands-on engineers, sr. managers and directors are all non-technical folks. This is a challenge in terms of growing as an engineer. Pay hikes each year are measly. Promotions are not evaluated by an independent group, the people managers get together and decide and a lot of value is given to handling "visible" work and "coordination" rather than "complex" work.

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