Is Capital One a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Capital One have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 1,078 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Capital One employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Capital One now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Capital One .

Does Capital One pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Capital One with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 1,078 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Capital One.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Capital One?

60% of Software Developer employees at Capital One would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 8% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Capital One with a 3.9 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.0 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Capital One?

Software Engineer (1166) , Senior Software Engineer (553) , Business Analyst (446) , Customer Service Representative (358) , Senior Business Analyst (341) , Branch Ambassador (329) , Product Manager (282) , Associate Software Engineer (266) , Manager (257) , 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 2026 reviews)); "The culture is great and processes are set up to allow entrepreneurial thought at any level." ((in 1641 reviews)); "• Great people (the ones who aren't looking to simply climb the ladder)" ((in 1441 reviews)); "The pay was good and the McLean building was amazing with lots of resources" ((in 1223 reviews)); "The salary was good and decent." ((in 361 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 749 reviews)); "Some of my friends were not as lucky as I and were under some bad managers." ((in 575 reviews)); "Each performance management cycle is brutal and causes everyone stress." ((in 554 reviews)); "And then senior leadership says “we’re doing great” then make decisions directly against the grievances of the employees." ((in 276 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and outsourcing" ((in 202 reviews))

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3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(1,078 total reviews)

Richard D. Fairbank

75% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Capital One with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,078 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Capital One is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0

May 15, 2016

Open source technologies but, way too much cruft

Software engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

A chance to learn new technologies in a short amount of time.

Cons

Lots of Klan members in leadership positions Lots of task duplication across teams Lots of wasted money in the cloud Lots of broken applications on demo days Lots of applications that do not function as intended Lots of dead-end projects

2.0

May 6, 2016

Only if you are not ambitious

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work life balance - Competitive compensation and benefits - Choice of Mac/Windows - Choice of company paid Iphone/Android - Excellent health insurance and RRSP

Cons

- Non technical managers. - Lots of pointless meetings. - Lots of dependencies on US Head Office Richmond. - Highly Political Environment. - Brutal Performance Management. Being Agile is just a slogan to recruit good people here, lots of paperwork, lots of restrictions. Management doesn't really understand software development. Lot of mismanagement in allocation of resources. You can survive here if you are not too ambitious about your career. Otherwise this place might hurt your software career in long run. Politics here are very ugly. Something you need to consider carefully before joining.

3.0

Apr 2, 2016

Great company; tough culture in some divisions

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

5 stars for the company itself as far as level of technology and the services available to employees which is quite impressive for a company of this size. You will have your hands in all sorts of technologies right from the start. Benefits are great...pay is ok

Cons

Reviews are brutal in that they pit employees of like title against each other with only your manager to fight for you. It is tough to get very far if you are in shared technology services unless you have been there a long time or are Indian. Not enough time to learn technologies properly....more interested in being first to launch.

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