Nothing to learn in a bank pretends to be a tech company - Senior Software Engineer Capital One Employee Review

2.0
Nov 19, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Better WLB than Amazon. Fancy HQ.

Cons

I learned nothing since I came here because most engineers are clueless on what they do (including staff engineers). Hiring bar for engineers is very low compared to actual tech companies. The average code quality across all tech departments is worse than CS undergrads. Culture is rapidly closing to amazon, and this is clearly intentional from the c-suite. C1 is hiring a lot of Amazonians from executive VP down to associate level. Meanwhile the pay is less than half of amazon. Almost everything, from platforms to frameworks, are built in house at Capital One. Debugging and using these platforms and frameworks are absolutely pain in the a**. CEO clearly wants to mimic Google and Amazon yet he didn't realize the talent pool aren't on the same level.

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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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