Capital One

banking

DistinguishedEngineer

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

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

What You'll Achieve.

optimize business outcomes; driving towards technology solutions; guarantee resiliency; optimize system latency; maintain uncompromising quality across all services and systems; elevate the organization's external brand

Industry & Context.

banking
Problems you'll solve

devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems; decompose complex problems into practical solutions

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 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, Enterprise architecture, Cloud computing, and ML systems, 10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, etc., 8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support, 4+ years of experience in Data architecture, 3+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies

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

driving towards technology solutions

promote a culture of engineering excellence

lead through technical contribution

operate as a trusted advisor for our key technologies

platforms and capability domains

share knowledge both inside and outside the organization

specialize in a particular subject area

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain

provide technical leadership and architecture guidance for within the organization

decompose complex problems into practical solutions by designing hybrid architectures that integrate vendor software

and cloud-native services

lead technical rollout

and experimentation of generative AI coding tools and services

navigate complex compliance

and network constraints through collaboration with various internal departments and third-party vendors

establish foundational SRE capabilities to guarantee resiliency

optimize system latency

and maintain uncompromising quality across all services and systems

serve as a role model by mentoring engineering talent

conducting hiring interviews

and participating in external technical conferences to elevate the organization's external brand

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

work alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders; collaborate with various internal departments and third-party vendors; collaborate

Communication Scope

creating clear and concise communications; share knowledge; participating in external technical conferences

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. **About the team:** If you are ready to provide thought leadership and build engineering excellence across Capital One's engineering teams, come join us in our mission to change banking for good. **Key responsibilities:** * Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain * Ability to provide technical leadership and architecture guidance for within the organization. * Strong ability to decompose complex problems into prac

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