Capital One

banking

DistinguishedEngineer

$269–307k McLean, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Distinguished Engineer at Capital One. Skills: Software engineering, solution architecture, Enterprise architecture, distributed AI and ML systems, Cloud computing, platform engineering, architecture. define the future of banking in the cloud. devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems”

Industry & Context.

banking
Problems you'll solve

devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems; Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions

Eligibility Requirements

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree, At least 7 years of experience in Software engineering and solution architecture, At least 7 years of experience in Enterprise architecture and design patterns, At least 7 years of experience in designing and building distributed AI and ML systems, At least 7 years of experience in Cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

Nice to Have

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, 10+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or architecture, 10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift, etc., 8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support, 8+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies, Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion, Experience partnering across product, engineering, and platform teams to deliver cross-domain solutions

What You'll Do.

define the future of banking in the cloud

devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems

drive innovation at multiple levels

optimize business outcomes

drive towards technology solutions

promote a culture of engineering excellence

lead the way in creating next-generation talent

mentor internal talent

operate as a trusted advisor

creating clear and concise communications

blog posts and other material to share knowledge

specialize in a particular subject area

defining and delivering the next evolution of engineering within People Tech

advancing Engineering and Operational Excellence across the organization

more reliable delivery through standardized execution

provide thought leadership

build engineering excellence across Capital One's engineering teams

change banking for good

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain

Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions

Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation

Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics

scalability and operability

Continue learning and injecting advanced technical knowledge into our community

Handle several projects simultaneously

balancing your time to maximize impact

Act as a role model and mentor within the tech community

helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community

Evangelize a bold technical vision for system-driven execution

pivoting the organization from manual workflows to autonomous operations

reusable capabilities that enable consistent execution across domains

Lead the evolution from application-centric development to capability-based

platform-enabled delivery

Establish and enforce engineering and operational excellence standards

including reliability

Partner at the intersection of Product and Engineering to translate complex business intent into scalable

Eradicate duplication by enforcing a "build once

scale everywhere" architecture across all People Tech use cases.

Service as technical authority on non-functional architecture

ensuring extreme resiliency and enterprise-grade readiness

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

work alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders; influence, collaborate and provide the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries; providing an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed; Partner at the intersection of Product and Engineering

Communication Scope

creating clear and concise communications; code samples; blog posts

Process & Methodology

Handle several projects simultaneously, balancing your time to maximize impact

Full Job Description

Distinguished Engineer As a Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, you will be a part of a community of technical experts working to define the future of banking in the cloud. You will work alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders. Our Distinguished Engineers are leading experts in their domains, helping devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems. You will drive innovation at multiple levels, helping optimize business outcomes while driving towards strong technology solutions. At Capital One, we believe diversity of thought strengthens our ability to influence, collaborate and provide the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries. You will promote a culture of engineering excellence, and strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed. You will lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Capital One Tech, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting to keep building our community. Distinguished Engineers are expected to lead through technical contribution. You will operate as a trusted advisor for our key technologies, platforms and capability domains, creating clear and concise communications, code samples, blog posts and other material to share knowledge both inside and outside the organization. You will specialize in a particular subject area, but your input and impact will be sought and expected throughout the organization. In this role, you will be responsible for defining and delivering the next evolution of engineering within People Tech. We are shifting from domain-centric development to a system-driven model where capabilities are defined once and executed consistently through shared platforms. This includes advancing Engineering and Operational Excellence across the organization, reducing duplication, and enabling faster, more reliable delivery through

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