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Capital One

Distinguished Engineer

Capital One, Mc Lean, Virginia, us, 22107

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As a seriously great software engineer, you will contribute by leading from the front, focusing on hands-on technical execution to solve our most complex challenges. You will personally write code, build prototypes, and lead the design for our most critical systems, rotating between leading projects from inception to production and diving into areas of need to get them to the finish line. A core part of your role will be to partner with leadership to drive the technical strategy for our pioneering GenAI work, leading its hands-on implementation. You will use your deep expertise in AWS and our internal infrastructure to relentlessly push us to improve our tooling and delivery speed. In all of this, you will act as a role model and coach, investing deeply in mentoring other engineers and championing our culture.

We're looking for a leader with a distinct bias for action and a deep sense of ownership. You are a hands-on technologist who thrives in the trenches and is a pragmatic problem-solver, with a proven ability to translate ambiguous, high-stakes business challenges into concrete, executable technical plans. This technical skill is matched by an obsession with customer and business results, always starting with the user and working backward to deliver measurable impact. * Deep technical experts and thought leaders that help accelerate adoption of the very best engineering practices, while maintaining knowledge on industry innovations, trends and practices* Visionaries, collaborating on Capital One’s toughest issues, to deliver on business needs that directly impact the lives of our customers and associates. They set the architecture and technical strategy for the domain* Role models and mentors, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community* Evangelists, both internally and externally, helping to elevate the Distinguished Engineering community and establish themselves as a go-to resource on given technologies and technology-enabled capabilities* Build awareness, increase knowledge and drive adoption of modern technologies, sharing consumer and engineering benefits to gain buy-in* Strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where others’ ideas can be heard and championed; leverage expertise to grow skills in the broader Capital One team* Promote a culture of engineering excellence, using opportunities to reuse and innersource solutions where possible* Effectively communicate with and influence key stakeholders across the enterprise, at all levels of the organization* Operate as a trusted advisor for a specific technology, platform or capability domain, helping to shape use cases and implementation in an unified manner* Lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Tech, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting external talent to bolster Capital One’s Tech talent* Bachelor’s Degree* At least 7 years of experience with application architecture and design patterns* At least 5 years of experience with architectural patterns (SOA), building APIs, microservices, event streams, and high throughput systems* Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a Master’s Degree in Software Engineering* 10+ years of experience of working with business leaders on the implications of architectural decisions* 4+ years building cloud native architectures, architecting enterprise applications on public cloud platforms and cloud ecosystems (AWS, GCP or Azure)* 5+ years experience with DevOps or DevSecOps and building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Artifactory, Chef, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation templates, GitHub, and Sonar* 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with focus on designing and implementing enterprise-level systems* 10+ years of experience with enterprise architecture, software architecture, and design patterns* 3+ years of experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)* Strong proficiency in modern programming languages and data processing frameworks* 3+ years of experience with Data strategy, AI and ML Technologies* AWS Solution Architect - Professional or AssociateCapital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level. #J-18808-Ljbffr