Capital One

banking

SeniorDistinguishedEngineer

$286–327k McLean, Virginia, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Senior Distinguished Engineer at Capital One. Skills: General software, Software engineering, solution architecture, cloud technologies, Networking. define the future of banking in the cloud. devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems”

What You'll Achieve.

optimize business outcomes; driving towards technology solutions

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 9 years of experience in General software, At least 9 years of experience in Software engineering and solution 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., 10+ 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, 10+ years of experience with Networking (BGP, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, Cloud Networking and Data Center Networking)

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

driving 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

creating clear and concise communications

blog posts and other material to share knowledge

specialize in a particular subject area

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

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

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; providing an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed; mentor internal talent; actively recruiting to keep building our community; coaching and strengthening the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community

Communication Scope

creating clear and concise communications, code samples, blog posts and other material to share knowledge

Process & Methodology

Handle several projects simultaneously, balancing your time to maximize impact

Full Job Description

Senior Distinguished Engineer (Remote-Eligible) As a Sr. 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. 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: * 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 auth

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