Staff Engineer: Cloud & Platform Architect

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

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Staff Engineer to drive technical vision across cloud platforms. You will decompose complex problems, ensure design quality, and act as a trusted advisor on performance, scalability and operability.

You will mentor engineers and contribute to building next-generation Capital One Tech capabilities. You will collaborate with product managers, machine learning specialists, and people leaders to deliver robust banking solutions in the cloud and across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 7+ years in software engineering and solution architecture.
• 7+ years in enterprise architecture and design patterns.
• 3+ years of cloud technologies experience.

Responsibilities

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain.
• Decompose complex problems into practical, operable solutions.
• Ensure quality of technical design and implementation.
• Serve as an expert on non-functional characteristics like performance and scalability.
• Continue learning and share advanced technical knowledge.
• Lead multiple projects and maximize impact.
• Mentor engineers and help grow talent within Capital One Tech.

Skills

Software engineering

Solution architecture

Enterprise architecture

Cloud technologies

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS

Tools

Java

Python

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

Job description

Capital One seeks a Staff Engineer to drive technical vision across cloud platforms. You will decompose complex problems, ensure design quality, and act as a trusted advisor on performance, scalability and operability.

You will mentor engineers and contribute to building next-generation Capital One Tech capabilities. You will collaborate with product managers, machine learning specialists, and people leaders to deliver robust banking solutions in the cloud and across teams.