Distinguished Engineer (Global Network)

About the role

The Distinguished Engineer (Global Network) role at Capital One is designed for individuals who want to lead through technical contribution, driving innovation and excellence across the organization.

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
• Handle several projects simultaneously, balancing your time to maximize impact
• Act as a role model and mentor within the tech community, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering and system architecture
• At least 7 years of experience in network engineering and architecture
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift, etc.
• 8+ years of experience with networking (BGP, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, Cloud Networking and Data Center Networking)
• 8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support
• 3+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies
• Experience with service routing and application traffic engineering
• Experience with infrastructure automation architecture

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering and system architecture
• At least 7 years of experience in network engineering and architecture
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift, etc.
• 8+ years of experience with networking (BGP, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, Cloud Networking and Data Center Networking)
• 8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support
• 3+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies
• Experience with service routing and application traffic engineering
• Experience with infrastructure automation architecture

Skills

• Technical leadership and vision
• Problem-solving and analytical skills
• Effective communication and collaboration
• Advanced knowledge in software engineering and network architecture
• Experience with cloud technologies and infrastructure automation
• Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize tasks

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits
• Performance-based incentive compensation
• Drug-free workplace policy

Pay

• Chicago, IL: $244,700 - $279,200 for Distinguished Engineer

Schedule

• Full-time