Staff Full-Stack Engineer: AI-Driven Cloud Platforms

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

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Staff Engineer to lead architecture across site, email, SMS, push, and partner messaging, guided by AI and data observability. You will shape governance around regulatory standards, design scalable delivery platforms, and mentor senior engineers in a highly regulated, high‑availability environment.

You will collaborate with product managers, ML experts, and people leaders to drive innovation, maintain cyber security posture, and ensure reliable, observable delivery at

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
• 7+ years of experience in Enterprise architecture and design patterns.
• 2+ years of deploying and delivering platforms within cloud environments.
• 1+ year of hands‑on experience with LLM systems, including RAG or embeddings, prompt or plan tooling, and model governance.

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end architecture for delivery across all properties enabled by AI.
• Lead governance and compliance for email and regulatory standards.
• Modernize legacy messaging systems into a unified Enterprise Message Delivery platform.
• Build automations across workflows to reduce costly migrations.
• Drive vendor strategy for build vs. buy decisions.
• Lead cross‑functional engineering teams and mentor engineers.

Skills

Software engineering

Solution architecture

Enterprise architecture

Cloud environments

LLM systems

RAG & embeddings

Prompt tooling

Model governance

Mentoring

Education

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Go

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Rust

C#

Scala

Job description

Capital One seeks a Staff Engineer to lead architecture across site, email, SMS, push, and partner messaging, guided by AI and data observability. You will shape governance around regulatory standards, design scalable delivery platforms, and mentor senior engineers in a highly regulated, high‑availability environment.

You will collaborate with product managers, ML experts, and people leaders to drive innovation, maintain cyber security posture, and ensure reliable, observable delivery at