The fintech branding is a lie - Associate Software Engineer Capital One Employee Review

2.0
17 July 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great place to learn cloud technologies and get your certs, free subscriptions to great online resources. - Some teams can be great at times and you may learn a few things if you are lucky. A lot of your colleagues are not extremely qualified so there's plenty of opportunity to mentor too. - As far as modern tech open-space sweatshops go they have nice sit-stand desks and nice aesthetics. Some catered lunches, the ones the business side pays for can be really good but engineering is mostly fed pizza. - A lot of distractions, you can be busy for months without doing any actual work. Don't worry, as long as you make your senior manager look good you will still get promoted!

Cons

The senior management team is great at manipulation and self-promotion; skills that allow them to recruit some good talent which, sometimes, accidentally, can form good teams. Don't expect those teams to last, you will soon find out that all work of substance is done by the US team. Canada is playing catch up, you will find yourself begging US teams to push a button for you, write tons of configuration and maybe a line of code or two. If a promotion comes don't expect money. Pay is under market but they pretend it's not. Be careful who you trust! It's all cliques, in-groups and the agile coaches are there to report your thoughts to managers.

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5.0
7 June 2026
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Pros

Excellent benefits Great community, major opportunities for growth

Cons

The training process can be challenging due to the volume of information and the absence of a dedicated trainer, though the team is supportive and committed to helping new employees succeed.

1.0
1 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Pay can be decent compared to GovCon. Some people are a pleasure to work with. Other non-pay related incentives.

Cons

Never heard more nonsensical topics during meetings; people sharing their sexual preferences, flaunting overly dramatic personal lifestyle decisions, diversity to the point of failure, etc. Hearing the term "white guilt" in a professional setting was, well, pretty unprofessional. Stack ranking for performance reviews is a mess. Someone has to have an "F" regardless of their performance because that is what their line of business is allotted. Be prepared to be held responsible for actions any Sr Leadership would just sweep under the rug under their own circumstances. If a manager doesn't like you, regardless of your productivity, you're toast unless you're able to find another LoB to support. HR / AR are just a check in the box and will most likely point you from one to the other and back again without resolving any issues. You'll find yourself curious as to what leadership does as they continue to scrape managerial responsibilities from their plate, to yours. Last but certainly not least; you may find yourself working hard on a project; nights and weekends, just in case that work life balance is feeling a little too perfect. Fret not, someone will surely assist in taking credit for the hard work you've put in. I'm sure none of these things will happen to you, though. Best of luck!

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