Cloud-Native Architect & Technical Leader—Digital Payments

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 269,000 - 307,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is hiring a Distinguished Engineer in McLean, VA to help define the future of banking in the cloud within the Global Payment Network Digital Payments Technology organization.

You will work with senior engineers, ML experts, and product leaders to accelerate modernization of our cloud-native platform, applying cutting-edge AI tooling to deliver secure, scalable payments infrastructure and drive innovation across Capital One Tech.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software development and architecture.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
• Experience with large-scale cloud and networking environments.

Responsibilities

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain.
• Decompose complex problems into practical, operational solutions.
• Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation.
• Serve as an authoritative expert on performance, scalability and operability.
• Continue learning and injecting advanced technical knowledge into our community.
• Handle several projects simultaneously, balancing time to maximize impact.
• Mentor engineers and product teams to strengthen technical expertise.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

Swift

Cloud technologies

Networking

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Claude Code

Windsurf

Custom AI agents

Job description

Capital One is hiring a Distinguished Engineer in McLean, VA to help define the future of banking in the cloud within the Global Payment Network Digital Payments Technology organization.

You will work with senior engineers, ML experts, and product leaders to accelerate modernization of our cloud-native platform, applying cutting-edge AI tooling to deliver secure, scalable payments infrastructure and drive innovation across Capital One Tech.