Capital One interview questions

61 questions29 coding2 system design30 behavioral5 freeUpdated

This is every question in the Capital One guide, in one list: 29 coding problems, 2 system designs and 30 behavioral questions, drawn from what candidates report about Capital One interviews.

Each row shows the round it comes from and links to the lesson that works through it. 5 are free to read in full. The other 56 are Premium, and here you still see their round, difficulty and topic, so you know what you're walking into.

Capital One coding interview questions

29 problems, in the order the guide teaches them. The 13 tagged OA are covered in the online assessment lessons. Each lesson gives the full problem, a worked solution and the follow-ups interviewers tend to add.

1Robot on a Grid: Counting Distinct CellsFreeOAMediumThe Online Assessment
2Tower Heights: Longest Climbing RunFreeOAMediumThe Online Assessment
3Matrix Transform: Sort the DiagonalsFreeOAMediumThe Online Assessment
4String Reorder: Alternate the Two EndsFreeOAEasyThe Online Assessment
5Premium easy problemOAEasyThe First Two OA Tasks
6Premium easy problemOAEasyThe First Two OA Tasks
7Premium easy problemOAEasyThe First Two OA Tasks
8Premium medium problemOAMediumThe First Two OA Tasks
9Premium easy problemOAEasyThe First Two OA Tasks
10Premium medium problemCodingMediumMatrix and Grid Tasks
11Premium medium problemCodingMediumMatrix and Grid Tasks
12Premium medium problemCodingMediumMatrix and Grid Tasks
13Premium medium problemCodingMediumMatrix and Grid Tasks
14Premium medium problemCodingMediumMatrix and Grid Tasks
15Premium medium problemOAMediumThe Last Two OA Tasks
16Premium hard problemOAHardThe Last Two OA Tasks
17Premium medium problemOAMediumThe Last Two OA Tasks
18Premium medium problemOAMediumThe Last Two OA Tasks
19Premium medium problemOnsiteMediumThe Power Day Build Round
20Premium medium problemCodingMediumThe Business Case Study
21Premium easy problemCodingEasyThe Business Case Study
22Premium easy problemCodingEasyThe Business Case Study
23Premium medium problemOnsiteMediumOther Power Day Problems
24Premium easy problemOnsiteEasyOther Power Day Problems
25Premium easy problemOnsiteEasyOther Power Day Problems
26Premium medium problemOnsiteMediumOther Power Day Problems
27Premium hard problemCodingHardLinked Lists, Trees and DP
28Premium medium problemCodingMediumLinked Lists, Trees and DP
29Premium hard problemCodingHardLinked Lists, Trees and DP

Capital One system design interview questions

2 designs, each worked end to end in its own lesson, from requirements to the architecture and its trade-offs.

#Question
1Design a Credit-Card PlatformFree
2Design a Transaction Ledger (Premium)

A lock means the design is named here and its walkthrough is Premium.

Capital One behavioral interview questions

30 questions, grouped by what the interviewer is testing. The lesson explains why each one gets asked and what a strong answer covers.

Excellence (raising the bar and owning the outcome) (5)

All 5 are Premium

Do the Right Thing (integrity and flagging risk) (5)

All 5 are Premium

Conflict and disagreement (4)

All 4 are Premium

A mistake or a failure (4)

All 4 are Premium

Leadership and influence (4)

All 4 are Premium

Shifting priorities and ambiguity (4)

All 4 are Premium

Why Capital One? (4)

All 4 are Premium

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Premium opens the 56 locked questions on this page, each with the full prompt and a worked answer, and every other lesson in all 100 company guides.

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How many questions are in the Capital One interview guide?

61: 29 coding problems, 2 system designs and 30 behavioral questions. The guide was last updated in November 2026.

Which rounds do these Capital One interview questions come from?

Of the 29 coding problems, 13 come from the online assessment, 11 from the coding rounds and 5 from the onsite. The 2 system designs and 30 behavioral questions come from the system design and behavioral rounds. Every row in the list carries its round, so you can start with the one you have booked.

Which Capital One interview questions are free?

5 of the 61 are free to read in full, marked Free in the list. The other 56 come with Premium, which also opens all 100 company guides.