Capital One

banking

DistinguishedEngineer(CardTech)

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

“Distinguished Engineer ( Card Tech) at Capital One. Skills: Technical vision, Decompose complex problems, Technical design and implementation quality, Non-functional system characteristics (performance, scalability, operability), Advanced technical knowledge, Code quality and standards, Architecture strategy and vision, Scaling applications, Integration with payment networks, Multi-tenant platform development, Batch and real-time settlements. Define the future of banking in the cloud. Devise pra”

What You'll Achieve.

Optimize business outcomes; Drive towards technology solutions; Build engineering excellence

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 General software, Software engineering and solution architecture, Enterprise architecture and design patterns, Back end File Processing ETL Applications, Event based Systems, Building Multi Tenant Applications, Understanding of Payment Networks ( Visa, Master Card) and Transaction Types, Cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud), Data architecture

Nice to Have

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, 10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Typescript, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Swift., 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

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

Lead through technical contribution

Operate as a trusted advisor for key technologies

platforms and capability domains

Share knowledge inside and outside the organization

Specialize in a particular subject area

Ensure high code quality through review and update of key application repositories

Craft strategy and vision for defining architecture

Scale current applications

Support integration with all payment networks

Build a fully multi-tenant platform

Handle batch and real-time settlements

Provide thought leadership

Build engineering excellence

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

Continue learning and injecting advanced technical knowledge into our community

Handle several projects simultaneously

Act as a role model and mentor

Ensure Code is of the highest quality & standard

Active reviewer on critical repos of the application

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work alongside developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders; Collaborate with a talented team of engineers; Partner with leadership to craft strategy and vision; Collaborate with teams and stakeholders

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 ( Card Tech) 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 collaborate with a talented team of engineers to ensure high code quality through the review and update of key application repositories. You will also partner with leadership to craft the strategy and vision for defining the architecture required to scale our current application, supporting integration with all payment networks and building a fully multi-tenant platform capable of handling both batch and

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