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 authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics, such as performance, 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

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree

General software

Software engineering and solution architecture

Enterprise architecture and design patterns

Software specializations

Web technologies (Javascript, TypeScript and SPA frameworks)

Mobile technology and frameworks (iOS, Android)

Designing and building distributed HPC andML systems

Other specializations

Network engineering and architecture

Security engineering and architecture

Cloud and software‑defined networking

Advanced networking concepts in routing, switching and wi‑fi

Cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

Data architecture

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field

10+ years of experience in Full ML development lifecycle using AI and ML frameworks

At least 10 years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift, etc.

At least 10 years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support

At least 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)

Capital One is open to hiring a Remote Employee for this opportunity.

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Remote (Regardless of Location): $239,900 - $273,800 for Distinguished Engineer

New York, NY: $287,800 - $328,500 for Distinguished Engineer

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of benefits that support your total well-being.

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace.

Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23‑A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901‑4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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