Senior Data Engineer: Cloud Data Architect & Leader

Capital One National Association; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 209,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Data Engineer 5 to design, build, and operate cloud-first data solutions at scale. You will work with Python, Spark, SQL, and a mix of relational and NoSQL databases in a rapidly evolving environment.

The role emphasizes independent delivery, architecture decisions (Snowflake vs Databricks), and collaboration with cross-functional teams to empower financial services for millions of customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS or related quantitative field.
• At least 6 years in application development.
• At least 4 years in distributed data.
• At least 4 years of SQL experience.
• At least 4 years programming in Python, Java, or Scala.
• At least 4 years building data pipelines.
• At least 2 years modeling data using relational and non-relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and support full-stack data solutions in cloud-first environments.
• Lead and mentor engineers, data analysts, and scientists across projects.
• Architect data pipelines and platforms for scalable, resilient performance.
• Evaluate platform choices (Snowflake vs Databricks) per business needs.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to deliver data-driven experiences.

Skills

Python

SQL

Spark

Java

Scala

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Master's degree

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

MongoDB

Cassandra

DynamoDB

EMR

Airflow

Dagster

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Data Engineer 5 to design, build, and operate cloud-first data solutions at scale. You will work with Python, Spark, SQL, and a mix of relational and NoSQL databases in a rapidly evolving environment.

The role emphasizes independent delivery, architecture decisions (Snowflake vs Databricks), and collaboration with cross-functional teams to empower financial services for millions of customers.