Senior Staff Engineer, Global Payments in Cloud (Remote)

Capital One

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 286,000 - 327,000

Full time

21 hours ago

Be an early applicant

Get more replies from employers

Send a job-specific resume in minutes.

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Sr. Staff Engineer to guide cloud-based payments and AI-driven engineering across the Global Payment Network. You will mentor teams, drive architectural decisions, and contribute hands-on to high-impact technical solutions at scale.

You will collaborate with product, ML, and people leaders to deliver secure, performant systems while advancing Capital One’s engineering culture and talent development. This role supports remote work options.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required, in CS or related field.
9+ years of software engineering experience.
7+ years designing distributed systems.
7+ years of experience with public cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision across multiple domains and mission critical platforms.
Proactively propose practical solutions delivering functional requirements with high performance and reliability.
Partner with executives to set direction for strategic investments and high-leverage technical decisions.
Accelerate use of agentic AI to modernize systems and scale AI across teams.
Elevate quality of technical design, remove technical debt, and streamline customer experiences.
Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional characteristics like performance and operability.
Continuously learn new technical skills and drive AI-powered engineering across the org.
Handle multiple engagements and rapidly switch between technical detail and strategic engagement.
Lead tech-driven innovation, coaching engineers and mentoring talent.