Senior Staff Engineer, Cloud & Platform Innovation

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 315,000 - 359,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship available

Performance-based incentives

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Sr. Staff Engineer to lead technical strategy and deliver scalable cloud-based banking solutions. You will evaluate existing systems, craft proven approaches, and act as a trusted advisor across the Auto Finance Dealer division.

The role emphasizes thought leadership, mentoring, and engineering excellence to shape Capital One’s technology direction. We value deep expertise in large-scale distributed systems, public cloud, and modern languages, with a strong track record

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 9+ years in Software Development.
• 5+ years in large, distributed systems.
• 5+ years of experience with public cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain.
• Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions.
• Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation.
• Serve as an expert on non-functional system characteristics like performance, scalability and operability.
• Lead multiple projects simultaneously and mentor engineers across the org.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

Swift

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's or Master's in CS or related field

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Sr. Staff Engineer to lead technical strategy and deliver scalable cloud-based banking solutions. You will evaluate existing systems, craft proven approaches, and act as a trusted advisor across the Auto Finance Dealer division.

The role emphasizes thought leadership, mentoring, and engineering excellence to shape Capital One’s technology direction. We value deep expertise in large-scale distributed systems, public cloud, and modern languages, with a strong track record