Staff Engineer — AI-Driven Cloud & Platform Architect

Capital One; New York (NY); On-site; USD 294,000 - 335,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Performance-based incentives

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead strategic, high-visibility initiatives across cloud, microservices, and AI-augmented tooling. You will influence architecture, guide engineering teams, and drive modernization efforts from monoliths to scalable microservices.

Expect close collaboration with Cyber, Risk, and Executive Leadership to ensure secure, efficient platforms that empower developers. You will mentor engineers, define platform standards, and champion Intent-Driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
• Master’s degree preferred for extended expertise.
• 10+ years in web technologies, distributed HPC and ML systems, cloud computing, and data architecture.

Responsibilities

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain.
• Decompose complex problems into practical solutions.
• Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation.
• Serve as an expert on performance, scalability and operability.
• Drive modernization of monolithic systems into microservices and event-driven platforms.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to define long-term platform strategy and API standards.
• Lead cross-divisional projects and promote best practices in engineering.

Skills

Cloud computing

Software engineering

Solution architecture

Data architecture

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Docker

Programming languages

AI coding tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Master’s degree in CS or Software Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Crossplane

CI/CD tools

AI coding assistants

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead strategic, high-visibility initiatives across cloud, microservices, and AI-augmented tooling. You will influence architecture, guide engineering teams, and drive modernization efforts from monoliths to scalable microservices.

Expect close collaboration with Cyber, Risk, and Executive Leadership to ensure secure, efficient platforms that empower developers. You will mentor engineers, define platform standards, and champion Intent-Driven