Distinguished Engineer (Servicing Platform)

Distinguished Engineer (Servicing Platform)

Distinguished Engineers are individual contributors who strive to be diverse in thought so we visualize the problem space. At Capital One, we believe diversity of thought strengthens our ability to influence, collaborate and provide the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries. Distinguished Engineers will significantly impact our trajectory and devise clear roadmaps to deliver next generation technology solutions. In Capital One, Distinguished Engineers demonstrate the following attributes.

Deep technical experts and thought leaders that help accelerate adoption of the very best engineering practices, while maintaining knowledge on industry innovations, trends and practices

Visionaries, collaborating on Capital One's toughest issues, to deliver on business needs that directly impact the lives of our customers and associates

Role models and mentors, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community

Evangelists, both internally and externally, helping to elevate the Distinguished Engineering community and establish themselves as a go-to resource on given technologies and technology-enabled capabilities

Have a software engineering / problem solving mindset being equally comfortable in deep diving with an understanding of how to build highly resilient operational platforms that can scale with 4 9's availability

As a Distinguished Engineer, in the Servicing Platform space you will partner alongside Product and Engineering teams to build and deliver innovative solutions at an enterprise scale. You will be involved in continuously helping to build and improve our platforms to ensure security, performance, maintainability, and usability are best-in-class.

Responsibilities :

Build awareness, increase knowledge and drive adoption of modern technologies, sharing consumer and engineering benefits to gain buy-in

Operates with a platform mindset with deep familiarity on multi-tenancy, serverless computing, high performance computing patterns.

Promote a culture of engineering excellence, using opportunities to reuse and innersource solutions where possible.

Operate as a trusted advisor for a specific technology, platform or capability domain, helping to shape use cases and implementation in an unified manner

Effectively communicate with and influence key stakeholders across the enterprise, at all levels of the organization.

Lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Tech, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting external talent to bolster Capital One's Tech talent

Strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where others' ideas can be heard and championed; leverage expertise to grow skills in the broader Capital One team

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor's Degree

At least 7 years of experience in software engineering or solution architecture (Internship experience does not apply)

At least 3 years of experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

At least 1 year of experience implementing ML / AI on enterprise platforms

Preferred Qualifications :

Masters' Degree

10+ years of experience in software engineering or solution architecture

7+ years experience designing and building enterprise platform solutions

5+ years of experience with Agile software development

4+ years experience with AWS

3+ years of experience defining software design, architecture and engineering practices

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA : $263,900 - $301,200 for Distinguished Engineer

Richmond, VA : $239,900 - $273,800 for Distinguished Engineer

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate's offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and / or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability / vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections ; New York City's Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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