Staff Software Engineer, Card Tech — AI-Native Leader

Capital One

California

Hybrid

USD 269,000 - 335,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Card Tech. You will lead as a high‑agency player‑coach, shipping production‑level code rapidly while mentoring a team to build AI‑native capabilities. You’ll define technical benchmarks and govern platform strategy across domains.

You will influence design standards, drive scalable architectures, and collaborate with senior engineers to modernize systems and improve performance. This role emphasizes mentorship and technical excellence.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
At least 7 years of experience in software engineering, enterprise architecture, and cloud computing.

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.
Balance multiple projects to maximize impact.
Mentor and coach engineers to strengthen the technical expertise of the team.
Drive modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event‑driven platforms.
Define long‑term platform strategy and API standards with senior leadership.
Lead cross‑divisional projects and promote best practices.