Your mileage may vary - Associate Software Engineer Capital One Employee Review

3.0
Sep 17, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Great compensation for new grads, especially in the Richmond area. Campus was nice with plenty of amenities, such as a discounted pharmacy and excellent, discounted dining areas. You can definitely find some nice people here just like any job. Hell, you might even enjoy your job if you're lucky.

Cons

If you're not lucky, you'll be working on something boring or in a tech stack that's a pain to work with. Even worse, you might get stuck with team members who make you question your own sanity. It's such a huge company that nearly the entire spectrum of experiences is possible here. Internal politics are a big thing here. Advancement is not a question of what you do; it's who you know. You could be the hardest working developer on the team, but if you haven't been doing side of desk work or giving demos or presentations (those are *huge*), you're out of luck. Finally, being that it's a Big Financial Company, there's a lot of regulation and bureaucracy and overhead. The amount of hoops you need to jump through just to get a static webpage available internally is mind boggling. If you're someone who sees impediments like that as a nuisance rather than a challenge, you're likely to get annoyed. Ultimately, the pay and WLB have been great, but I've not done anything genuinely fulfilling here. On top of that, I've had to deal with some real jerks (ones who are classist and lack any self awareness, at that). The only reason I haven't quit yet is that there are hardly any other tech jobs in Richmond, let alone ones that pay as well.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 30, 2026
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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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