Capital One

Banking

Sr.DistinguishedEngineer-PaymentsPlatform

$315–359k New York, New York, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Sr. Distinguished Engineer - Payments Platform at Capital One. Skills: Payments platform design, Technical leadership, Architecture, Cloud technologies, Distributed systems. 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; Strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community

Industry & Context.

Banking
Problems you'll solve

Devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems; Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions

Eligibility Requirements

Sponsorship for new qualified applicant for employment authorization

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree, At least 9 years of experience in Software Development, At least 5 years of experience with large, distributed systems, At least 5 years of experience with public cloud technologies

Nice to Have

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, 12+ years of experience in software development, 10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift, etc. (Java and Python preferred), 10+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support, Payments industry experience (Wire, ACH, RTP, FedNow, Checks, etc)

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

Promote a culture of engineering excellence

Lead through technical contribution

Operate as a trusted advisor for key technologies

platforms and capability domains

Share knowledge both inside and outside the organization

Specialize in a particular subject area

Design and expand enterprise payments platforms

Work on payments platform strategy

Partner on platform roadmap and architecture

Provide thought leadership

Build engineering excellence

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision

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

Handle several projects simultaneously

Coach and strengthen technical expertise and know-how

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work alongside developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders; Partner with all lines of business on platform roadmap and architecture; Collaborate across organizational boundaries; Provide an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed; Mentor internal talent; Act as a role model and mentor within the tech community

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

Sr. Distinguished Engineer - Payments Platform 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. **About Team:** We are looking for a Sr. Distinguished Engineer who can help us design and expand our two enterprise payments platforms that service payments for all of Capital One within the Bank Tech organization. You will work on payments platform strategy and partner with all lines of business on platform roadmap and architecture . Payments (especially in the United States) is undergoing a massive modernizat

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