Distinguished Engineer - Global Payment Network

Key responsibilities

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain and portfolio of applications, across engineering teams, product managers, and executive leadership
Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions that deliver functional requirements with high performance and reliability
Leverage agentic AI to accelerate the delivery of modernized systems that power the future of our payment network
Drive quality of technical design and implementation, proactively identifying and removing technical debt from systems and friction from customer experiences
Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics, including performance, reliability, scalability and operability
Constantly learn and practice new technical skills, injecting advanced technical knowledge into our community
Handle multiple concurrent engagements, nimbly adapting focus to maximize impact of yourself and the broader organization
Act as a role model and mentor across the tech community, coaching and strengthening the technical expertise and skills of our engineering & product community

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering
• At least 5 years of experience designing distributed systems
• At least 5 years of experience with public cloud technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering and Systems Design
• 10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages (e.g. Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift, etc.)
• 8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through design, implementation, testing, deployment and production operation
• 7+ years of experience with systems meeting high performance and resiliency requirements
• 7+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies
• Experience with payments, money movement, and related standards (e.g. PCI-DSS)
• Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion

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.

Dallas, TX: $244,700 - $279,200 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.

Benefits

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.

Application Instructions

No agencies please.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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 4901-4920; 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.

Contact Information

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Technical Support

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