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Director, Distinguished Engineer (Card TECH)
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Director, Distinguished Engineer (Card TECH)
As a Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, you will be 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 to optimize business outcomes while pursuing 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, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting to keep building our community.
In this role you will work with our Platform Engineering organization to provide AI‑enabled tools for pipeline optimization and deterministic transformation capabilities that dramatically improve developer workflow, quality, and reliability.
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, coaching teams on modern reliability, platform engineering and automation best practices
Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for embedding AI and automated code transformation into the developer lifecycle
Decompose complex problems in CI/CD friction and technical debt into practical, operational, and scalable platform solutions
Lead the productionization of capabilities that optimize the inner and outer loop and enable shift‑left practices
Drive innovation by experimenting with and delivering capabilities that utilize deterministic code transformation and AI/ML for engineering workflows (e.g., intelligent test selection)
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field
At least 10 years of experience in Software Engineering and Solution Architecture for large‑scale distributed systems
At least 5 years of professional experience leveraging public cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud
At least 5 years of professional experience writing and delivering proofs of concept for novel technologies or architectural patterns
At least 5 years of experience with Infrastructure as Code using tools such as AWS CDK or CloudFormation
At least 5 years of professional experience driving the adoption of enterprise‑level design patterns and best practices for software quality and reliability
At least 5 years of hands‑on experience coding in two or more of the following languages: Java, JavaScript, Python or Go
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field
10+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development
10+ years of professional experience coding in languages such as Java, Python, Go or JavaScript
5+ years of experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines at scale using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Tekton
Expertise with Policy‑as‑Code technologies such as Open Policy Agent
Experience with Abstract Syntax Trees, static analysis tools or other programmatic code manipulation for automated refactoring
Experience in MLOps or applying artificial intelligence or machine learning concepts to engineering challenges
Deep practical knowledge of site reliability engineering principles, chaos engineering and advanced observability tooling such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus or tracing
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position. McLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Distinguished Engineer
Richmond, VA: $244,700 - $279,200 for Distinguished Engineer
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please.
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well‑being. Eligibility varies based on full or part‑time status, exempt or non‑exempt status and management level.
This role is also eligible to earn performance‑based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long‑term incentives. Incentives could be discretionary or non‑discretionary depending on the plan.
Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/veteran) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace. Capital One will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries.
If you have visited our website and require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1‑800‑304‑9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and used only as required.
For technical support or questions about Capital One’s recruiting process, please email Careers@capitalone.com.
Capital One does not provide, endorse, nor guarantee and is not liable for third‑party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.
Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).
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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 to optimize business outcomes while pursuing 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, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting to keep building our community.
In this role you will work with our Platform Engineering organization to provide AI‑enabled tools for pipeline optimization and deterministic transformation capabilities that dramatically improve developer workflow, quality, and reliability.
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, coaching teams on modern reliability, platform engineering and automation best practices
Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for embedding AI and automated code transformation into the developer lifecycle
Decompose complex problems in CI/CD friction and technical debt into practical, operational, and scalable platform solutions
Lead the productionization of capabilities that optimize the inner and outer loop and enable shift‑left practices
Drive innovation by experimenting with and delivering capabilities that utilize deterministic code transformation and AI/ML for engineering workflows (e.g., intelligent test selection)
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field
At least 10 years of experience in Software Engineering and Solution Architecture for large‑scale distributed systems
At least 5 years of professional experience leveraging public cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud
At least 5 years of professional experience writing and delivering proofs of concept for novel technologies or architectural patterns
At least 5 years of experience with Infrastructure as Code using tools such as AWS CDK or CloudFormation
At least 5 years of professional experience driving the adoption of enterprise‑level design patterns and best practices for software quality and reliability
At least 5 years of hands‑on experience coding in two or more of the following languages: Java, JavaScript, Python or Go
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field
10+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development
10+ years of professional experience coding in languages such as Java, Python, Go or JavaScript
5+ years of experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines at scale using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Tekton
Expertise with Policy‑as‑Code technologies such as Open Policy Agent
Experience with Abstract Syntax Trees, static analysis tools or other programmatic code manipulation for automated refactoring
Experience in MLOps or applying artificial intelligence or machine learning concepts to engineering challenges
Deep practical knowledge of site reliability engineering principles, chaos engineering and advanced observability tooling such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus or tracing
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position. McLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Distinguished Engineer
Richmond, VA: $244,700 - $279,200 for Distinguished Engineer
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please.
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well‑being. Eligibility varies based on full or part‑time status, exempt or non‑exempt status and management level.
This role is also eligible to earn performance‑based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long‑term incentives. Incentives could be discretionary or non‑discretionary depending on the plan.
Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/veteran) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace. Capital One will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries.
If you have visited our website and require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1‑800‑304‑9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and used only as required.
For technical support or questions about Capital One’s recruiting process, please email Careers@capitalone.com.
Capital One does not provide, endorse, nor guarantee and is not liable for third‑party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.
Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).
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