Distinguished Engineer (Global Network)

About the role

Distinguished Engineers at Capital One are leading experts in their domains, helping devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems. They drive innovation at multiple levels, optimizing business outcomes while delivering strong technology solutions.

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 problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Knowledge of software engineering principles and practices
• Experience with network engineering and architecture
• Proficiency in commonly used programming languages
• Experience with cloud technologies
• Service routing and application traffic engineering expertise
• Infrastructure automation architecture skills

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits
• Performance-based incentive compensation, including cash bonuses and long-term incentives
• Drug-free workplace policy

Pay

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.

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

Schedule

This role is remote-eligible.