Staff Engineer — AI-Driven Cloud & Platform Leader

Capital One; Richmond (TX); Hybrid; USD 245,000 - 307,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Staff Engineer to shape the technical vision for our HR Tech Growing portfolio. You will decompose complex problems, drive microservices modernization, and act as a trusted advisor on performance and scalability.

You will mentor engineers and collaborate with architecture leaders to define platform strategy. You will work across multiple locations (McLean, Plano, Richmond) in a full-time capacity, contributing hands-on in Go, Java, and cloud-native technologies while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field
• 10+ years of experience across software engineering, architecture, and cloud platforms
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and data architecture

Responsibilities

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain
• Decompose complex problems into practical solutions and drive them
• Lead modernization of monolithic systems to microservices and event-driven platforms
• Mentor engineers and drive professional development within teams

Skills

Cloud AWS

Go

Java

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

Rust

C#

Scala

Databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Master's degree in CS or Software Eng

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

APIs

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Staff Engineer to shape the technical vision for our HR Tech Growing portfolio. You will decompose complex problems, drive microservices modernization, and act as a trusted advisor on performance and scalability.

You will mentor engineers and collaborate with architecture leaders to define platform strategy. You will work across multiple locations (McLean, Plano, Richmond) in a full-time capacity, contributing hands-on in Go, Java, and cloud-native technologies while