More Engineering than “banking” - Principal Associate Software Engineer Capital One Employee Review

5.0
28 Dec 2024
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Pros

I’ll caveat that this depends on where you work org wise. There’s a LOT of well thought out engineering going on that you’d see at more purpose built tech companies. It feels great to work at a place that has people doing their best work with folks at the top aware of it, doing their best to tap into that.

Cons

One pipeline (home grown Jenkins) is AWFUL and crashes or bugs out or has poor support and often blocks teams. Depending on which LOB you join, the competition can be RUTHLESS. Especially in the Card Tech and Decisioning space. The work is interesting, draws in the sharpest people, and the relative bar just keeps getting higher and higher.

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5.0
11 May 2026
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Pros

Most advance tech stack. Cutting edge research

Cons

Performance management and feedback based system drives politics. Senior management usually works towards saving their own a** especially in legacy orgs

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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