Staff Cloud Engineer — Payments & Platform Architect

Capital One; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 245,000 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentives

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Staff Engineer in the Global Payment Network Technology organization, based in Richmond, VA. You will lead technical strategy, drive decomp through practical solutions, and ensure high-quality design across major platforms.

You will mentor engineers, push for modernized microservices, and collaborate with architects to set long-term platform standards, while thriving in a fast-paced, inclusive environment that values cloud-native, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in a quantitative field.
• At least 7 years in software engineering, architecture, cloud, and data.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Articulate a bold technical vision for your domain.
• Decompose complex problems into practical solutions.
• Ensure quality of design and implementation.
• Lead modernization from monoliths to microservices and event-driven platforms.
• Mentor engineers and coach teams across the org.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to define platform strategy and standards.

Skills

Software engineering

Enterprise architecture

Cloud computing

Data architecture

Leadership

Education

Master's Degree in CS or Software Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in CS or related field

Tools

Go

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Rust

C#

Scala

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Staff Engineer in the Global Payment Network Technology organization, based in Richmond, VA. You will lead technical strategy, drive decomp through practical solutions, and ensure high-quality design across major platforms.

You will mentor engineers, push for modernized microservices, and collaborate with architects to set long-term platform standards, while thriving in a fast-paced, inclusive environment that values cloud-native, scalable solutions.