Staff Engineer - Data Engineering

Posting Date:02/ 11/2026; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 173,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Tuition subsidies

Mental health coverage

Job summary

Capital One Canada is seeking a Staff Engineer - Data Engineering to lead technical design and development across cross-functional teams. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, architecture, and mentorship within a cloud-first environment.

The successful candidate will design scalable data systems, drive best practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver innovative banking solutions for Canadians.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on development experience in OO languages (Java/Python/Go)
• 6+ years in data design, modelling or architecture
• Experience with cloud (AWS preferred)
• Experience mentoring Junior/Intermediate associates and guiding stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Own technical design and development of cross-functional, multi-platform systems
• Lead engineering efforts and set coding standards and best practices
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to the team
• Collaborate across teams throughout the software development lifecycle
• Architect and drive high-level design decisions and architecture

Skills

Java

Python

Go

Software Architecture

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s or Diploma in CS/SE/IT

Job description

161 Bay Street (93021), Canada, Toronto,Toronto, Ontario,Staff Engineer - Data Engineering

About Capital One Canada.

For 30 years, we've been on a mission to change banking for good. We challenge the traditional bank stereotype by integrating machine learning, conversational AI and design thinking into our core operations. We're a bank a tech company would build, where your work directly shapes innovative solutions that impact millions of Canadians.

We're driven by fearless curiosity, bold innovation, and a collective of authentic people working together to redefine what's possible. Technology isn’t just part of our strategy, it is our strategy. Everything we do serves our vision and the creation of what's next.

About the Team

Since 2014, Capital One Canada’s software studio has grown from a team of 10 to a team of over 250. We’re passionate about what we do, and we’re always on the lookout for people who want to make a difference in the world of credit through technology. We’re obsessed with doing the right thing, and we achieve that by finding innovative ways to better serve our customers.

Here are a few of the ways we’re helping people take control of their credit:

• Helping customers view and monitor their credit scores with Credit Keeper
• Enabling customers to view and edit their Personal Information directly in the Mobile App
• Providing customers 100% certainty which credit cards they’ll be approved for before they apply, by using Quick Check™

We’re all-in on the cloud and we’re leaders in the adoption of open source, RESTful APIs, microservices, and containers. We build our own products and release them with a speed and agility that allows us to get new customer experiences to market quickly. And, as a founder-led company, we’re inspired to make, break, do, and do good.

This role does not have direct reports. We require advanced hands-on development, technical design, and architecture.

Your Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a dynamic team throughout the Software Development Life Cycle
• Act as a tech lead developer owning technical design and development of cross-functional, multi-platform, fault tolerant application systems
• Continuously improve software engineering developer experience; identify gaps in existing internal framework and tools and contribute
• Establish Engineering best practices; identify and establish best practices and standards, such as code review standards.
• Technical expertises and Problem solving; define technical standards and providing technical support to ensure Engineering best practices are consistently met
• Architecture ownership - apply strong understanding of how evolving technology affects domain, follow High Level Design (HLD) methodology and contribute to HLD
• Provide mentorship to junior and intermediate associates through engineering best practises and standards

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 6 years of hands-on development experience preferably using Java, Python, Go or other object-oriented programming languages
• At least 6 years of experience with application development and/or data design, modelling and architecture
• Experience with AWS (highly preferred) or other cloud providers (Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
• Experience providing mentorship to Junior/Intermediate Associates and guidance to technical and business stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ Years of experience leading the full life-cycle of Software Development
• Bachelor's, Master’s or Diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or in related field
• Experience with data privacy and regulatory compliance frameworks relevant to financial services.
• Experience working in an agile environment and familiar with agile development methodologies

Working at Capital One.

You’ll be empowered to take end-to-end ownership of your work and your career, backed by a high-performance, hybrid culture and holistic suite of benefits designed to support your whole self.

• Take ownership of your own potential: Whether you’re looking to upskill, pivot into new business areas, or master your craft, you’ll have access to tools and mentorship to reach your potential and define your career trajectory.
• Find your rhythm: We believe trust fosters the flexibility and autonomy required to balance personal needs with a focus on high performance. We support a hybrid model - with 3 days in the office per week - that gives room for both collaboration and personal commitments.
• Benefits built for your life: We take a holistic approach to well-being, providing support for you and those who are most important to you. This includes: full coverage for spouses, domestic partners and dependents, a one-time Work From Home allowance to build your comfortable workspace, up to $3,000 in mental health coverage and up to $5,000 in annual tuition subsidies.

You’ll find that Capital One is committed to helping you thrive and evolve every step of the way.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The expected annual salary range for this position is $173,000 - $197,400. This role is also eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es). Incentives could be discretionary or non-discretionary depending on the plan.

Weembrace the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the candidate experience and streamline our recruitment processes. However, no hiring decisions are made using AI as every hiring decision is made by our hiring managers, business interviewers, and recruitment professionals. Our teams are equipped with training that empowers them to use AI responsibly.

Capital One Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We consider all qualified applicants and will meet the needs of those requiring reasonable accommodations.

If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at [e-mail]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

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