Distinguished Engineer, Global Payment Network (Cloud & AI)

Capital One; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 245,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Distinguished Engineer in Houston to define the future of banking in the cloud. You will lead a high‑impact team, evangelize a bold technical vision, and drive non‑functional excellence across distributed systems.

Expect engagement with AI tooling to accelerate development and collaboration with product managers and leaders. You will mentor engineers, own architecture decisions, and manage multiple projects while advancing Capital One’s cloud-native strategy in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 7+ years in general software.
• 7+ years in software engineering and solution architecture.
• 10+ years coding in Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift.
• 3+ years cloud technologies.
• 8+ years networking (BGP, Wi‑Fi, SD‑WAN, data center).

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 performance, scalability and operability.
• Continue learning and inject advanced technical knowledge into the community.
• Handle several projects simultaneously to maximize impact.
• Mentor engineers and strengthen the technical community.

Skills

Software engineering

Solution architecture

Leadership

Cloud technologies

Networking

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in CS

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Java

Python

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

Swift

Claude Code

Windsurf

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Distinguished Engineer in Houston to define the future of banking in the cloud. You will lead a high‑impact team, evangelize a bold technical vision, and drive non‑functional excellence across distributed systems.

Expect engagement with AI tooling to accelerate development and collaboration with product managers and leaders. You will mentor engineers, own architecture decisions, and manage multiple projects while advancing Capital One’s cloud-native strategy in a