Capital One

Banking

DistinguishedEngineer-SoftwareEngineering

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

“Distinguished Engineer - Software Engineering at Capital One. Skills: Software Engineering, Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, AI, ML, Cloud Computing. 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; Create real-time and intelligent finance; Offer transparent, real-time workflow observability; Define which modern technologies will solve problems our stakeholders haven’t even imagined yet.

Industry & Context.

Banking
Problems you'll solve

Devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems; Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions; High-order problems such as multi-tenancy, right-time insights, centralized anomaly detection and action, and agentic patterns for Finance business orchestration.

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree, 7 years of experience in General software, 7 years of experience in Software engineering and solution architecture, 7 years of experience in Enterprise architecture and design patterns, 7 years of experience in Software specializations, 7 years of experience in Web technologies (Javascript, TypeScript and SPA frameworks), 7 years of experience in Full ML development lifecycle using AI and ML frameworks, 7 years of experience in Other specializations, 7 years of experience in Cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud), 7 years of experience in 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, 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., 3+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies., Experience in implementing Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Intelligence-enabled 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

Create real-time and intelligent finance through an AI-powered platform for end-to-end business process automation

real-time workflow observability with natural language data interactions

Define which modern technologies will solve problems

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

Be hands-on and at the forefront of high-order problems such as multi-tenancy

centralized anomaly detection and action

and agentic patterns for Finance business orchestration.

Mentor and upskill the senior engineering talent within the organization

Foster a culture of technical excellence and innovation

Ensure our innovation is not just fast

but scalable and resilient.

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; Work with teams across the company

Communication Scope

Creating clear and concise communications; Code samples; Blog posts; Share knowledge both inside and outside the organization

Process & Methodology

Handle several projects simultaneously, balancing your time to maximize impact

Full Job Description

Distinguished Engineer - Software Engineering 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 teams across the company to create real-time and intelligent finance through an AI-powered platform for end-to-end business process automation, offering transparent, real-time workflow observability with natural language data interactions. You won't just execute a roadmap, you will be a strategist defining which modern technologies will solve problems our stakeholders haven’t even imag

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