Senior Lead Data Engineer (Enterprise Platform Technology) (Java, Python, Scala, AWS)

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Lead Data Engineer to drive enterprise platform technology across their Marketing and Messaging domain. The role focuses on building scalable data solutions using Java, Python, Scala, and AWS, with emphasis on ML and distributed microservices.

You will mentor teams and deliver cloud-based experiences that empower millions of customers. Expect collaboration across Agile teams, code reviews, and performance tuning, with competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; 6+ years in application development (internships excluded).
• At least 2 years in big data technologies.
• At least 1 year of cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Agile teams to design, develop, test, and support full-stack solutions.
• Lead a team of developers with experience in ML, distributed microservices, and full-stack systems.
• Use Java, Scala, Python, and open-source databases; leverage cloud data warehousing (Redshift/Snowflake).
• Mentor engineers, stay current with tech trends, and participate in engineering communities.
• Deliver cloud-based solutions that enhance customer experiences and business value.

Skills

Java

Python

Scala

AWS

Big Data

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Tools

Redshift

Snowflake

Kafka

Hadoop

MongoDB

Job description

Senior Lead Data Engineer (Enterprise Platform Technology) (Java, Python, Scala, AWS)

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Data Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Senior Lead Data Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One. Enterprise Platforms Technology (EPTech) comprises many of Capital One’s most important enterprise platforms. We play an essential role in establishing practices for building technology solutions across the company, while also delivering capabilities that exemplify those practices. Team: The Marketing and Messaging team is responsible for delivering hyper-personalized messages and experiences that will delight the customer, attract prospects and drive increasing business value. The team builds scalable platforms that deliver omnichannel messages in owned and paid Adtech channels.

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in full-stack development tools and technologies
• Lead a team of developers with deep experience in machine learning, distributed microservices, and full stack systems
• Utilize programming languages like Java, Scala, Python and Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases and Cloud based data warehousing services such as Redshift and Snowflake
• Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, and mentoring other members of the engineering community
• Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment
• Perform unit tests and conduct reviews with other team members to make sure your code is rigorously designed, elegantly coded, and effectively tuned for performance

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 6 years of experience in application development (Internship experience does not apply)
• At least 2 years of experience in big data technologies
• At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree
• 1+ years of experience leveraging AI-assisted coding tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate the software delivery
• 9+ years of experience in application development including Python, SQL, Scala, or Java
• 4+ years of experience with a public cloud (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
• 5+ years experience with Distributed data/computing tools (MapReduce, Hadoop, Hive, EMR, Kafka, Spark, Gurobi, or MySQL)
• 4+ years of experience working on real-time data and streaming applications
• 4+ years of experience with NoSQL implementation (Mongo, Cassandra)
• 4+ years of data warehousing experience (Redshift or Snowflake)
• 4+ years of experience with UNIX/Linux including basic commands and shell scripting
• 2+ years of experience with Agile engineering practices

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $229,900 - $262,400 for Sr. Lead Data Engineer

NewYork, NY: $250,800 - $286,200 for Sr. Lead Data Engineer

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.

Learn more at the Capital One Careers website.

Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace.

Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the NewYork Correction Law; SanFrancisco, California PoliceCode Article49, Sections4901-4920; NewYork City’sFair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records ScreeningAct; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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At CapitalOne, we’re building a leading information‑based technology company. Still founder‑ledby Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, CapitalOne is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit.