Distinguished Engineer (Card Tech)

Capital One National Association; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 269,100 - 307,200; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Distinguished Engineer for Card Tech to lead architectural direction and platform transformation. You will architect secure, scalable services powering credit card core systems and drive observable, reliable product experiences.

You will mentor engineers, evangelize best practices, and collaborate across teams to deliver innovative, high-performance solutions in a cloud-first environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Software engineering and solution architecture.
• 5+ years of experience developing large scale distributed systems.
• 3+ years of experience in Cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

Responsibilities

• Define and drive technical strategy for Card Tech platforms and systems.
• Architect secure, scalable systems with high reliability and availability.
• Design high-throughput, low-latency services capable of handling millions of requests.
• Architect enhanced Observability and Monitoring frameworks across the product stack.
• Provide organizational technical leadership and mentoring engineers.
• Influence architecture and cross-team strategies across the company.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

Cloud computing

Distributed systems

Enterprise architecture

Architectural leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

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, helping optimize business outcomes while driving towards 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 for Capital One Tech, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting to keep building our community.

Distinguished Engineers are expected to lead through technical contribution. You will operate as a trusted advisor for our key technologies, platforms and capability domains, creating clear and concise communications, code samples, blog posts and other material to share knowledge both inside and outside the organization. You will specialize in a particular subject area, but your input and impact will be sought and expected throughout the organization.

In this role, you will be responsible for architecting the target state application architecture and providing technical support to the development teams. A continuous focus will be placed on building and improving our platforms to guarantee best‑in‑class security, performance, maintainability, and usability. This team manages highly available and scalable critical services essential for customer‑facing applications. We are currently executing a platform transformation, migrating from legacy systems to a modern technology stack.

If you are ready to provide thought leadership and build engineering excellence across Capital One's engineering teams, come join us in our mission to change banking for good.

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, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know‑how of our engineering and product community

What you’ll do

• Define and drive technical strategy and roadmap for our systems and platforms that power Credit Card Core systems
• Architect and build highly secure & scalable systems that enable server‑driven product experiences across devices, with exceptional reliability and availability.
• Design high‑throughput, low‑latency services capable of handling millions of concurrent requests.
• Architect enhanced Observability and Monitoring frameworks to enable rapid issue detection, debugging and resolution, across the entire product system stack.
• Provide organizational technical leadership to influence architecture, engineering standards, cross‑team strategies, mentoring engineers and driving organization‑wide platform innovation.
• Leverage proven leadership in driving platform strategy, fostering cross‑functional collaboration, and influencing technical direction across the company.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 7 years of experience in Software engineering and solution architecture
• At least 7 years of experience in Enterprise architecture and design patterns
• At least 5 years of experience developing large scale distributed systems
• At least 3+ years of experience in Cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python or Go
• 8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Salary (average ranges shown are for full–time, U.S. employees only). The minimum and maximum full‑time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part‑time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Chicago, IL: $244,700 - $279,200 for Distinguished Engineer

McLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Distinguished Engineer

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance‑based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non‑discretionary depending on the plan.

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.

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23‑A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901‑4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.