Capital One

banking

DistinguishedEngineer-Card

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

“Distinguished Engineer - Card at Capital One. Skills: Software engineering, system design, Back End technologies, Web technologies, cloud computing platforms, microservice architectures, generative AI coding tools. architecting software and systems powering loyalty rewards and benefits capabilities. responsible for the quality and engineering excellence across systems that process hundreds of thousands of orders per day”

What You'll Achieve.

optimize business outcomes; driving towards technology solutions; ensure the quality of technical design and implementation; strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community

Industry & Context.

banking
Problems you'll solve

devising 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 including system design and regular code contributions, At least 1 year of experience using generative AI coding tools to enhance and augment our software development practices and capabilities, At least 7 years of experience in Back End technologies (Go, Java, Python, Database Design, etc. ), At least 7 years of experience in Web technologies (JavaScript, TypeScript and SPA frameworks), At least 7 years of experience creating and enforcing standards to ensure standardization and simplification of the overall platform, At least 7 years of experience leveraging modern cloud computing platforms effectively and efficiently (e. g. AWS), At least 7 years of experience in designing scalable microservice architectures that operate at scale in a complex environment

Nice to Have

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, At least 2 years of experience using generative AI coding tools to enhance and augment our software development practices and capabilities, 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, 3+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies, 8+ years of experience with Networking (BGP, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, Cloud Networking and Data Center Networking)

What You'll Do.

architecting software and systems powering loyalty rewards and benefits capabilities

responsible for the quality and engineering excellence across systems that process hundreds of thousands of orders per day

spending a significant portion of time writing code and directly contributing to code bases in conjunction with our engineers

leveraging modern AI coding tools such as Windsurf and Claude Code to augment software product delivery

working closely with business partners on scoping

and building features for our customers

including new product launches

decomposing complex problems into practical and operational solutions

ensuring the quality of technical design and implementation

serving as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics

continuing learning and injecting advanced technical knowledge into our community

handling several projects simultaneously

balancing your time to maximize impact

leading the way in creating next-generation talent for Capital One Tech

mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting to keep building our community

operating as a trusted advisor for our key technologies

platforms and capability domains

creating clear and concise communications

blog posts and other material to share knowledge both inside and outside the organization

specializing in a particular subject area

but input and impact will be sought and expected throughout the organization

working with our Loyalty Division and contributing to the engineering culture across Card Tech+ and all Capital One

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

working alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders; influencing, collaborating and providing the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries; promoting a culture of engineering excellence; providing an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed; working closely with business partners on scoping, defining, and building features for our customers; acting 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; influencing senior stakeholders and partners to allocate resources to the most important technical initiative

Communication Scope

creating clear and concise communications, code samples, blog posts and other material to share knowledge both inside and outside the organization

Process & Methodology

handling several projects simultaneously, balancing your time to maximize impact

Full Job Description

Distinguished Engineer - Card 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 work with our Loyalty Division and contribute to the engineering culture across Card Tech+ and all Capital One. 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:** * Involved in architecting software and systems powering loyalty rewards and benefits capabilities

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