Senior Data Engineer, AI-Driven Risk Platforms

Capital One Group; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 209,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Data Engineer 5 to join the Risk Tech data platform in McLean, VA, driving end-to-end data pipelines and cloud-first solutions. You will collaborate with data scientists, analysts and engineers to deploy scalable data products and ensure robust performance amid growing data volumes.

The role requires 6+ years in application and data engineering, with strong Python/SQL skills and experience in distributed data, Spark, and cloud data warehousing technologies such as

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• At least 6 years of experience in application development.
• At least 4 years of experience in distributed data.
• At least 4 years of experience with SQL.
• At least 4 years of experience programming with Python, Java, or Scala.
• At least 4 years of experience designing and developing data pipelines.
• At least 2 years of experience in data modeling and end-to-end data solutions using both relational and non-relational database systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions.
• Influence a team of developers, data analysts and data scientists with deep experience in machine learning, distributed microservices, lakehouse architecture, and full-stack systems.
• Utilize Python, Spark, SQL and cloud-based data warehousing platforms like Spark, Databricks, Snowflake and Redshift.
• Architect data pipelines and platforms focusing on scalability, resilience, and operational efficiency.
• Lead large-scale data initiatives end-to-end and evaluate platform choices based on requirements.

Skills

Python

SQL

Java

Scala

Data pipelines

Data modeling

Cloud experience

Agile

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

EMR

Spark

Glue

Databricks

Snowflake

Redshift

Airflow

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Data Engineer 5 to join the Risk Tech data platform in McLean, VA, driving end-to-end data pipelines and cloud-first solutions. You will collaborate with data scientists, analysts and engineers to deploy scalable data products and ensure robust performance amid growing data volumes.

The role requires 6+ years in application and data engineering, with strong Python/SQL skills and experience in distributed data, Spark, and cloud data warehousing technologies such as