Distinguished Engineer - Engineering Productivity

Capital One National Association; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 263,900 - 301,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

Financial Benefits

Performance-based Incentives

Inclusive Work Environment

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Distinguished Engineer, where you will lead innovation in cloud banking. Collaborate with talented developers and machine learning experts to create practical solutions to complex challenges. This role emphasizes engineering excellence and mentorship, allowing you to shape the future of technology within the organization. You will drive developer productivity and enhance the software development lifecycle, all while fostering an inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives. If you are passionate about improving developer experiences and driving strategic initiatives, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in solution architecture or software engineering.
• 2+ years of AWS experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain.
• Develop utilities and patterns to increase developer productivity.
• Act as a role model and mentor within the tech community.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Software Engineering

AWS

Cloud Computing

Automation

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Technology

Job description

Distinguished Engineer - Engineering Productivity

As a Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, you will be a 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.

The Distinguished Engineer will be a part of the Enterprise Platform Tech line of business leading and supporting enterprise developer productivity and enablement initiatives. You are someone who is genuinely passionate about working with developers and improving their experience and velocity.

This leader will leverage their technical expertise and knowledge of the software development lifecycle to drive strategy, enhance the vision and roadmap, while influencing and partnering with enterprise teams.

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
• Develop utilities and patterns to increase developer productivity
• 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
• Explore new cloud technologies and identify applications to leverage their potential
• Develop patterns for cloud to enable emerging business initiatives
• Collaborate with tech leaders to drive tech strategy
• Evangelize cloud strategy, solutions and best practices across the enterprise

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 7 years of experience with solution architecture or software engineering
• At least 2 years of AWS experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Technology
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering
• 10+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development
• 7+ years of experience in building distributed systems & services using cloud computing services
• 5+ years of experience building developer tools that improve developer velocity and code quality.
• 3+ years of experience with automation

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

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.

McLean, VA: $263,900 - $301,200 for Distinguished Engineer

Plano, TX: $239,900 - $273,800 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. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law.

Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace.