Staff Software Architect – Distributed Systems & AI-Native

Capital One; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Performance Based Incentive

Cash Bonuses

Long Term Incentives

Job summary

Capital One seeks a seasoned software engineering leader to drive the technical vision for Card Tech in New York, leading the design of scalable distributed systems and robust API platforms. You will ship production code while mentoring engineers to become AI-native builders, shaping architecture and best practices across teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, cloud-native engineering, and developing high-impact solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and at least 9 years of experience in software engineering, distributed systems, and public cloud technologies.
• Preferred candidates have a Master's degree and 10+ years of experience with cloud-native engineering and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical vision for Card Tech by designing scalable, high-performance distributed systems and API platforms.
• Act as a player-coach by shipping production code and mentoring engineers to become AI-native builders.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Backend Architecture

API Platforms

Public Cloud

Java

Python

Go

JavaScript

TypeScript

Swift

Event-Driven Systems

GraphQL

gRPC

Docker

Kubernetes

Agentic Development Tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Capital One seeks a seasoned software engineering leader to drive the technical vision for Card Tech in New York, leading the design of scalable distributed systems and robust API platforms. You will ship production code while mentoring engineers to become AI-native builders, shaping architecture and best practices across teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, cloud-native engineering, and developing high-impact solutions in a fast-paced environment.