Distinguished Software Engineer - Session Management

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 269,100 - 307,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health benefits

Performance-based incentives

Diversity and inclusion programs

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to join our innovative team in McLean, VA. In this role, you'll lead technical contributions and drive innovation within our community of experts. You'll be responsible for securing identities in systems and providing mentorship to engineers.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in software engineering, cloud technologies, and identity management. We promote a collaborative environment where diverse ideas are valued and encouraged.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
• 10+ years of professional experience coding in languages like Java, Python, Go.
• 5+ years of experience in designing identity management platforms.

Responsibilities

• Articulate a technical vision for your domain.
• Decompose complex problems into practical solutions.
• Ensure quality of technical design and implementation.
• Mentor within the tech community and strengthen technical expertise.

Skills

Software engineering

Solution architecture

Cloud technologies

Identity management

Programming languages (Java, Python, Go)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Job description

Distinguished Software Engineer - Session Management

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.

In this role, you will work with Cyber’s Privileged Access Management team, responsible for enabling our business by defining comprehensive strategies, tooling and solutions that help secure all identities (human and non‑human) with elevated access rights to critical systems and sensitive data.

You will be responsible for defining the target state architecture and tooling for managing the non‑human identities. You will provide technical expertise and leadership in architecting solutions that ensure secure, compliant and automated lifecycle management of identities for applications, services, devices and AI agents. You will be a thought leader in this space to ensure that we are building a world‑class platform that is scalable, resilient, supports multi‑cloud and multi‑tenant use cases.

You will work closely with other Distinguished Engineers and engineering teams across the organization. Additionally you will provide mentorship and strategic guidance to our engineers, product and leadership groups. 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

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree

• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture

• At least 5 years of experience with public or private cloud technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture

• 10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go etc.

• 5+ years of experience in designing and building a workflow identity management platform

• 10+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support

• 5+ years of experience in Cloud computing (AWS, Google Cloud)

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

Plano, TX: $244,700 - $279,200 for Distinguished Engineer

Richmond, VA: $244,700 - $279,200 for Distinguished Engineer

San Jose, CA: $293,600 - $335,100 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 on the Capital One Careers website. 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 qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries.