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.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Capital One in July 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.
Interview questions [1]
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you prevent double payments in a card payment system?