Staff Engineer: Cloud & Platform Architect

Capital One; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 245,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Staff Engineer in Plano, TX to lead technical vision and drive architecture across banking platforms in the cloud. You will work with developers, ML specialists, product managers, and people leaders to craft practical, scalable solutions.

As a senior technical lead, you will mentor engineers, ensure design quality, and influence multiple domains while championing inclusive engineering practices and continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a computing-related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
• At least 7 years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns.
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 10+ years of professional experience coding in Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript.
• 8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development.
• 3+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain.
• Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions.
• 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.
• Additional responsibilities added at hiring manager's discretion

Skills

Software engineering

Solution architecture

Public cloud

Mentoring

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computing/ CS

Master's degree in CS or related

Tools

Java

Python

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

Cloud platforms

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Staff Engineer in Plano, TX to lead technical vision and drive architecture across banking platforms in the cloud. You will work with developers, ML specialists, product managers, and people leaders to craft practical, scalable solutions.

As a senior technical lead, you will mentor engineers, ensure design quality, and influence multiple domains while championing inclusive engineering practices and continuous learning.