Lead Data Engineer, Marketing Technology (Enterprise Platforms Technology)

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 197,300 - 225,100; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Lead Data Engineer for Marketing Technology in McLean, VA. You will collaborate with Agile teams to design, build, test, and deploy robust, cloud‑based data solutions that enable scalable experiences for millions of customers.

The role involves working with Java, Python, Scala, and SQL/NoSQL, plus Redshift and Snowflake. You’ll mentor peers and contribute to data warehousing, streaming, and real‑time applications within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 4 years of application development experience; internship excluded.
• At least 2 years in big data technologies; cloud experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement and support technical solutions.
• Work with a team experienced in ML, distributed microservices, and full‑stack systems.
• Utilize Java, Scala, Python and SQL/NoSQL databases; leverage cloud data warehousing like Redshift or Snowflake.
• Share knowledge, learn new technologies, and mentor other engineers.

Skills

Java

Python

Scala

SQL

NoSQL

Unix/Linux

Agile

Cloud computing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Redshift

Snowflake

Kafka

Hadoop

Hive

EMR

MySQL

MongoDB

Cassandra

Job description

Lead Data Engineer, Marketing Technology (Enterprise Platforms Technology)

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in full‑stack development tools and technologies.
• Work with a team of developers with deep experience in machine learning, distributed microservices, and full‑stack systems.
• Utilize programming languages like Java, Scala, Python and open source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, and cloud‑based data warehousing services such as Redshift and Snowflake.
• Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, and mentoring other members of the engineering community.
• Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud‑based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment.
• Perform unit tests and conduct reviews with other team members to make sure your code is rigorously designed, elegantly coded, and effectively tuned for performance.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• At least 4 years of experience in application development (Internship experience does not apply).
• At least 2 years of experience in big data technologies.
• At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in application development including Python, SQL, Scala, or Java.
• 4+ years of experience with a public cloud (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
• 4+ years of experience with distributed data/computing tools (MapReduce, Hadoop, Hive, EMR, Kafka, Spark, Gurobi, or MySQL).
• 4+ years of experience working on real‑time data and streaming applications.
• 4+ years of experience with NoSQL implementation (Mongo, Cassandra).
• 4+ years of data warehousing experience (Redshift or Snowflake).
• 4+ years of experience with UNIX/Linux including basic commands and shell scripting.
• 2+ years of experience with Agile engineering practices.

Compensation

• Riverwoods, IL: $179,400 - $204,700.
• McLean, VA: $197,300 - $225,100.

Benefits

Eligible to earn performance‑based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long‑term incentives (LTI). Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well‑being.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Capital One is an equal‑opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Legal and Eligibility

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Capital One will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries.