Senior Data Engineer: Cloud-First Data Pipelines

Capital One

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 215,000 - 246,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Data Engineer to join a collaborative team delivering cloud-first data solutions across financial platforms. You will design, build, and optimize data pipelines using Python, Spark, Databricks, Snowflake, and SQL while driving best practices and security.

The role emphasizes mentorship and staying current with data trends. You will work with product managers and engineers to deliver scalable, compliant data products, ensuring high performance and reliability for millions

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
4+ years of application development experience; 2+ years distributed data.
2+ years SQL and 2+ years in one programming language (Python/Java/Scala).
2+ years data pipeline design and end-to-end data solutions.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Agile teams to design, develop, test, and support data solutions.
Influence teams with expertise in lakehouse architecture and cloud data platforms.
Use Python, Spark, Databricks, Snowflake, and SQL to build data pipelines.
Mentor others, share trends, and drive cloud-first data solutions for users.
Design scalable, secure pipelines and enforce reusable data patterns.