Great Company - Associate Software Engineer Capital One Employee Review

5.0
22 Dec 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible with remote work during the pandemic, kind and patient coworkers that are very knowledgeable in their areas of expertise. I feel like I have many opportunities to learn and grow as a software engineer. Management is open and transparent with employees and I'm happy I decided to work here.

Cons

Working at a bigger company, development work moves a bit slower than at a startup, sometimes there is a lot of red tape to jump through but, management is aware of this and seems to be making efforts to put the power in the hands of engineering teams to move quicker and get things done.

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Pros

Good WLB and compensation as of this location

Cons

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1.0
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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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