Sr. Distinguished Engineer - Payments Platform

Capital One Financial Corp

VA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$314,800–$359,300 Per Year
SKILLS
Banking Services, Build Management, Candidate Sourcing, Channel Strategies, Cloud Computing, Coaching, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Distributed Computing, Diversity, Federal Laws and Regulations, Go Programming Language (Golang), Java, JavaScript, Loans, Machine Learning, Mentoring, Multitasking, Process Improvement, Production Support, Public Cloud, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Realtime Transport Protocol, Software Development, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), State Laws and Regulations, System Lifecycle, Technical/Engineering Design, Thought Leadership
LOCATION
VA
POSTED
30+ days ago

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.

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

About the Role:

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 Industry Experience:

Payments (especially in the United States) is undergoing a massive modernization and transformation. While the speed of payments is increasingly expanding, the opportunity to bring innovative products to the market is moving fast. If you are ready to provide thought leadership and build engineering excellence across Capital Ones engineering teams, come join us in our mission to change banking for good.

Basic Qualifications:

  • 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

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelors or Masters 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 We Offer:

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position. The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

  • McLean, VA: $314,800 - $359,300 for Sr Distinguished Engineer
  • New York, NY: $343,400 - $392,000 for Sr Distinguished Engineer
  • Philadelphia, PA: $286,200 - $326,700 for Sr Distinguished Engineer
  • Richmond, VA: $286,200 - $326,700 for Sr 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.

This role is also eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non-discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

How to Apply:

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies, please. 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.

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