Staff Software Engineer

Capital One Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 173,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work From Home allowance

Mental health coverage

Tuition subsidies

Family health coverage

Job summary

Capital One Canada’s software studio in Toronto seeks a Staff Software Engineer to own technical design and development across cross-functional teams. You will mentor peers, drive architectural decisions, and advance cloud-based, scalable solutions using AWS and microservices.

We value hands-on leadership, high standards, and collaboration in a hybrid environment with in-office days. A strong background in Java/Python/Go and agile practices is required.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of hands-on development experience with Java, Python, Go or other OO languages.
• At least 6 years of experience with application and/or data design, architecture and development.
• Experience with AWS (highly preferred) or other cloud products.
• Experience mentoring Junior/Intermediate Associates and guidance to technical and business stakeholders.
• 8+ years of experience leading the full life-cycle of Software Development.
• Experience working in an agile environment and familiar with agile development methodologies.

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 expertise 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.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

Mentorship

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's, Master’s or Diploma in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Job description

161 Bay Street (93021), Canada, Toronto,Toronto, Ontario, Staff Software Engineer

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 and/or data design, architecture and development
• Experience with AWS (highly preferred) or other cloud products (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 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.

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

• 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
• 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.

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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).

At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit.