Avoid unless you're desperate - Senior Software Engineer Capital One Employee Review

1.0
27 May 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Super easy to get into because turnover is so high, pay is not bad, but not top tier either.

Cons

The performance management system they have is absolutely Ludacris. Basically they fire 15 to 25% of all software engineers every year. That alone wouldn't be so bad, but it creates a work environment with constant backstabbing lying ect... There's other companies that have a similar model, but they pay significantly more than capital one. for example at amazon a senior SWE makes an average of $397,682 according to levels.fyi. At Capital one a senior SWE makes $206,079. That's not at all in the same ballpark.

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5.0
10 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Note- last year there was 2018, would not allow that option. Employee engagement always high priority.

Cons

Note- last year there was 2018, would not allow that option. Highly focused on sales vs service.

3.0
19 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some of the smartest individuals in their fields. The focus is always “forward” and the company is willing to adopt new tech to stay ahead for the purposes of the company’s (key word there) benefit. Great PTO and benefits.

Cons

The company’s drive to keep itself moving forward has caused it to regress in other aspects. As a leading tech company first, and leading bank second, it’s embarrassing what their stance is on hybrid and remote work. The company can easily accommodate remote options for their employees not near main offices, but chooses not to. I am relocating to a major city with no major CapOne presence and their response was “too bad, either fly up weekly or you’ll be terminated for not meeting the hybrid requirements”. It’s embarrassing because most of my week is remote anyways. I wonder how many current and past employees have been impacted, and I’m worried about how much talent they’ll be pushing away in the coming years.

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