Senior Staff Engineer, Cloud Platforms & SRE Lead

Capital One National Association

McLean (VA)

On-site

USD 315,000 - 359,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to define the future of banking in the cloud. You will lead 100+ engineers across multiple teams, guiding technology strategy, architecture, and collaborative execution that delivers scalable, reliable solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, mentoring, and shaping platform modernization across customer management. You will partner with product management to set ambitious roadmaps, foster engineering excellence, and recruit top talent to

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
9+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
9+ years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns.
10+ years of professional coding experience in languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift.

Responsibilities

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for the domain.
Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions.
Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation.
Lead non-functional aspects like performance, scalability, and operability.
Coach and mentor engineers across teams and partner with product management on roadmaps.
Hands-on full-stack coding across frontend, backend, data processing, and automation.
Drive multi-year strategy to modernize platforms and reduce maintenance overhead.