Senior Data Engineer Leader: Cloud, Pipelines & Lakehouse

Capital One Group; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Data Engineer 5 (Senior Manager, IC) to drive large-scale cloud data initiatives. You will collaborate with agile teams, influence engineers and data scientists, and design robust data pipelines using Python, Spark, Databricks and Snowflake.

The role emphasizes architecture decisions, mentorship, and delivering scalable data platforms in a hybrid work setup. You will mentor peers, guide platform choices, and ensure data quality and performance while aligning with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field or CS.
• 6+ years in application development and 4+ years in distributed data.
• 4+ years with SQL and data pipelines.
• 4+ years in programming with Python/Java/Scala.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and support full-stack data solutions in a cloud-first environment.
• Lead and mentor data engineers, analysts, and scientists, driving cloud data platforms.
• Collaborate with product managers and software engineers to deliver scalable data pipelines.
• Architect data platforms ensuring quality, maintainability, and performance.

Skills

Python

SQL

Spark

Databricks

Snowflake

Cloud computing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

EMR

Airflow

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Data Engineer 5 (Senior Manager, IC) to drive large-scale cloud data initiatives. You will collaborate with agile teams, influence engineers and data scientists, and design robust data pipelines using Python, Spark, Databricks and Snowflake.

The role emphasizes architecture decisions, mentorship, and delivering scalable data platforms in a hybrid work setup. You will mentor peers, guide platform choices, and ensure data quality and performance while aligning with