Engineering team is led by non-engineers - Senior Software Engineer Capital One Employee Review

3.0
27 Jan 2017
Recommend
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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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5.0
2 Jul 2026
Recommend
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Pros

* The work is exciting - get to work with new tech (AI) * Great work environment - they really value work/life balance

Cons

* Highly bureaucratic. Makes it hard to get things done. * Roles and responsibility misalignment often causes too-many-cooks -n-the-kitchen problem

1.0
30 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Environment was good, food was decent, free food at my location (dont know if it was allowed but it was good)

Cons

The rittenhouse location is managed by a tyrant, he is an incredibly toxic man and upper management make it the most unbearable place to work. Andy will ask you to come in on days you're not scheduled, and then hold it over your head if you don't. Talks about employees behind their backs constantly. No respect enforced employees talked about each other all the time and there was even name calling in meetings, management did nothing. Worst place I've ever worked in my life frankly and affected my mental health in the worst way. Glad to be out out of there. The place itself has potential but the management at the Rittenhouse branch and above them is absolutely terrible in every regard.

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