Senior Data Engineer - Real-Time Risk Tech (Python, AWS)

Capital One National Association; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 197,300 - 225,100; Full time

Job summary

Capital One leads the way in risk technology, delivering real-time data and cloud-based solutions to empower millions of customers. You will design, build, test, and deploy data pipelines and analytics for risk management, collaborating across teams to push the boundaries of modern data engineering.

The role emphasizes hands-on work with Python, SQL, and cloud platforms (AWS, Snowflake/Redshift), plus mentoring teammates and driving best practices in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 4+ years of big data technologies experience.
• 1+ year cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• 4+ years SQL/NoSQL data warehousing and real-time data experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions.
• Work with ML, distributed microservices, and full stack systems.
• Utilize Python, SQL, Java/Scala, and cloud data warehousing services like Redshift or Snowflake.
• Mentor engineers and stay current with tech trends and communities.
• Deliver cloud-based solutions that empower customers and support risk decisions.
• Perform unit tests and code reviews for performance and quality.

Skills

Python

SQL

Golang

Java

Scala

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kafka

Spark

MapReduce

Flink

Redshift

Snowflake

UNIX/Linux

DynamoDB

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MapReduce

Flink

EMR

Kafka

Spark

MySQL

Snowflake

Redshift

DynamoDB

Job description

Capital One leads the way in risk technology, delivering real-time data and cloud-based solutions to empower millions of customers. You will design, build, test, and deploy data pipelines and analytics for risk management, collaborating across teams to push the boundaries of modern data engineering.

The role emphasizes hands-on work with Python, SQL, and cloud platforms (AWS, Snowflake/Redshift), plus mentoring teammates and driving best practices in a fast-paced environment.