Capital One

banking

DistinguishedEngineer

$245–279k New York, New York, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Distinguished Engineer at Capital One. Skills: Software engineering, solution architecture, Enterprise architecture, Cloud computing, Data architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). define the future of banking in the cloud. devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems”

What You'll Achieve.

optimize business outcomes; drive towards technology solutions; transforming risk management with technology; prevent risks & automatically detect issues before they impact our business, our customers, or our communities

Industry & Context.

banking
Problems you'll solve

devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems; Decompose complex problems into practical and operational 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 5 years of experience in Cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud), At least 5 years of experience in Data architecture including Event Driven and Real-Time architectures

Nice to Have

Bachelors' or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, 10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Deep understanding of the SDLC and systems design that accounts for highly reliable systems and highly maintainable systems, Experience leading teams to improve their testing and deployment processes, and experience enhancing data products to CI/CD standards, Experience in applying Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning concepts to engineering challenges (e. g. , anomaly detection, test optimization, intelligent testing), Deep practical knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, chaos engineering, and advanced Observability tooling (e. g. , OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Tracing)

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 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

provide thought leadership

build engineering excellence across Capital One's engineering teams

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for embedding AI and automated code transformation into the developer lifecycle

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

Ensure Code is of the highest quality & standard while being an active contributor and reviewer on critical repos of the application

Develop full stack applications with a product engineering mindset

spanning frontend and backend ecosystems that balance simplicity with flexibility

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

work alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders; influence; collaborate; provide the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries; provide an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed; lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Capital One Tech; mentoring internal talent; actively recruiting to keep building our community; lead teams to improve their testing and deployment processes; enhance data products to CI/CD standards; coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community; active contributor and reviewer on critical repos of the application

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 (Remote - Eligible) 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. This role is part of the Risk Technology organization. In Risk Technology, we provide the foundation for Capital One to thrive in an uncertain world. Our engaged, empowered, and intelligent people produce outstanding products, working toward the common goal of transforming risk management with technology. We build data-driven tools that use machine learning to prevent risks & automatically detect issues before they impa

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