Senior Data Engineer: Cloud & ML Platform Lead

Capital One; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 209,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Data Engineer 5 in Richmond, VA, to drive a major transformation and build cloud-first data solutions. You will design, implement, and support scalable data pipelines, mentor others, and collaborate with product managers and engineers to enable financial empowerment for millions.

Strong emphasis on Python/SQL, distributed data, and modern data platforms. The role rewards deep hands-on contribution with mentoring and architectural decision responsibilities, including

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field as listed.
• At least 6 years in application development.
• At least 4 years in distributed data and SQL.
• 4+ years in Python, Java, or Scala.
• 4+ years building data pipelines.
• 2+ years data modeling with relational and non-relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support data solutions.
• Lead data engineering initiatives end-to-end and guide platform choices.
• Architect scalable cloud data pipelines with emphasis on performance and reliability.
• Mentor peers and lift team skills through collaboration and code reviews.
• Communicate complex data concepts clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

SQL

Python

Java

Scala

Distributed data

Data modeling

Agile

Education

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree

Tools

Spark

Databricks

Snowflake

Redshift

EMR

Glue

Airflow

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Data Engineer 5 in Richmond, VA, to drive a major transformation and build cloud-first data solutions. You will design, implement, and support scalable data pipelines, mentor others, and collaborate with product managers and engineers to enable financial empowerment for millions.

Strong emphasis on Python/SQL, distributed data, and modern data platforms. The role rewards deep hands-on contribution with mentoring and architectural decision responsibilities, including