Capital One

banking

DistinguishedSoftwareEngineer-IFX

$269–307k San Jose, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Distinguished Software Engineer - IFX at Capital One. Skills: distributed systems, backend architecture, API platforms, public cloud technologies, machine learning platform, Golang, Python, Spark, Ray, Kubernetes, AWS Lambda. Architect and build control and data plane implementations required to realize a highly available, multi-tenant, large scale and a secure machine learning platform. Develop Ray and Spark distributed compute engine solutions to accelerate diverse workloads from LLM pre-train”

What You'll Achieve.

optimize business outcomes; driving towards technology solutions; maximize compute unit economics

Industry & Context.

banking
Problems you'll solve

devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree, At least 7 years of experience in software engineering, At least 7 years of experience designing distributed systems, backend architecture, and API platforms, At least 5 years of experience with public cloud technologies

Nice to Have

A Master's Degree in Computer Science or a Master's Degree in Software Engineering, 3+ years of experience building platforms that support LLM training, fine-tuning, or high-throughput inference, 3+ years of experience with AWS-specific compute primitives (EKS, EC2 UltraClusters, Graviton) and cost-optimization strategies, 3+ years of experience with building platforms at scale and experience with distributed computing frameworks such as Spark and Ray

What You'll Do.

Architect and build control and data plane implementations required to realize a highly available

large scale and a secure machine learning platform

Develop Ray and Spark distributed compute engine solutions to accelerate diverse workloads from LLM pre-training and reinforcement learning to large-scale data processing

while maximizing compute unit economics

Engineer systemic improvements for operational excellence including automating KTLO (Keep The Lights On) workflows

Direct the technical execution of a diverse project portfolio

collaborating with developers specializing in everything ranging from distributed microservices to running large foundation models

Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends

experimenting with and learning new technologies

participating in internal & external technology communities

and leading system design and code review sessions

Help elevate the Capital One Distinguished Engineering community and establish yourself as a go-to resource on given technologies and technology-enabled capabilities

Lead the way in creating next-generation talent

mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting external talent to bolster the Capital One tech talent pool

increase knowledge and drive adoption of modern technologies

sharing consumer and engineering benefits to gain buy-in

Promote a culture of engineering excellence

using opportunities to reuse and innersource solutions where possible

Operate as a trusted advisor for a specific technology

platform or capability domain

helping to shape use cases and implementation in an unified manner

Lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Tech

mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting external talent to bolster Capital One’s Tech talent

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

work alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders; collaborating with developers specializing in everything ranging from distributed microservices to running large foundation models; Work cross-functionally with product and program management disciplines, and stakeholder and partners across Capital One; Strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where others’ ideas can be heard and leverage expertise to grow skills in the broader Capital One team; Effectively communicate with and influence key stakeholders across the enterprise, at all levels of the organization

Communication Scope

creating clear and concise communications; Effectively communicate with and influence key stakeholders across the enterprise, at all levels of the organization

Process & Methodology

Direct the technical execution of a diverse project portfolio

Full Job Description

Distinguished Software Engineer - IFX 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:****_ The Capital One machine learning platform foundation organization manages our cloud-based enterprise AI+ML system delivering the high-scale developer and runtime environments required to build, orchestrate, and deploy compute and data intensive AI systems across real-time and batch workloads. We are seeking a Distinguished Engineer, a hands-on technical leader passionate about distributed systems, t

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