Sr. Distinguished Engineer (Sr. Director IC) - Business Card & Payments

Capital One National Association; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 280,600 - 320,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Performance Bonus

Financial Benefits

Inclusive Work Environment

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Sr. Distinguished Engineer, where you will shape the future of banking in the cloud. This role involves leading innovation and driving tech initiatives within a talented team, focusing on solutions that enhance customer experiences. You'll be a trusted advisor, specializing in key technologies while promoting a culture of engineering excellence. If you're passionate about mentoring and fostering talent in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Be part of a mission that aims to transform banking for good, while enjoying a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
• Expertise in enterprise architecture and design patterns required.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical vision and collaborate on complex business needs.
• Mentor and coach engineering teams to strengthen technical expertise.

Skills

Software Engineering

Solution Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Public Cloud Technologies

Data Architecture

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Tools

AWS

Job description

Sr. Distinguished Engineer (Sr. Director IC) - Business Card & Payments

As a Sr. Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, you will be a part of a community of technical experts working to define the future of banking in the cloud. Sr. Distinguished Engineers are individual contributors who strive to be diverse in thought so we visualize the problem space.

You will work alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders. Our Distinguished Engineers are leading experts in their domains, helping devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems. You will drive innovation at multiple levels, helping optimize business outcomes while driving towards strong technology solutions.

At Capital One, we believe diversity of thought strengthens our ability to influence, collaborate and provide the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries. You will promote a culture of engineering excellence, and strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed. You will lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Capital One Tech, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting to keep building our community.

Distinguished Engineers are expected to lead through technical contribution. You will operate as a trusted advisor for our key technologies, platforms and capability domains, creating clear and concise communications, code samples, blog posts and other material to share knowledge both inside and outside the organization. You will specialize in a particular subject area, but your input and impact will be sought and expected throughout the organization.

In this role, you will work with the Business Card & Payments team to help drive the vision and architectural direction for our products, playing a crucial role in leading tech initiatives and delivering complex solutions, ranging from evaluating platform choices for building new products as well as embarking on technological transformation of existing products. The role will also be key in collaborating with cross functional teams to define technical strategies that align to the business objectives.

If you are ready to provide thought leadership and build engineering excellence across Capital One's engineering teams, come join us in our mission to change banking for good.

Key responsibilities:

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain
• Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions
• Visionary, collaborating on BC&P’s toughest issues, to deliver on business needs that directly impact the lives of our customers and associates
• Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation
• Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics, such as performance, scalability and operability
• Continue learning and injecting advanced technical knowledge into our community
• Handle several projects simultaneously, balancing your time to maximize impact
• Act as a role model and mentor within the tech community, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community
• Deep technical experts and thought leaders that help accelerate adoption of the very best engineering practices, while maintaining knowledge on industry innovations, trends and practices
• Evangelize, both internally and externally, helping to elevate the Distinguished Engineering community and establish themselves as a go-to resource on given technologies and technology-enabled capabilities

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 9 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture
• At least 9 years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns
• At least 5 years of experience in public cloud technologies
• At least 3 years of experience in data architecture

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters’ Degree
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture
• 9+ years of experience designing and building enterprise platforms
• 3+ years of experience with AWS

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: $308,700 - $352,300 for Sr Distinguished Engineer
Richmond, VA: $280,600 - $320,200 for Sr Distinguished 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. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace.