Distinguished Engineer - Global Payment Network

About the role

The Distinguished Engineer role within Capital One focuses on defining the future of payments in the cloud. Engineers in this role work alongside a talented team to deliver technical solutions to complex problems using modern AI tools.

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

Requirements

• 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

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

Skills

• Technical acumen
• Leadership in shaping and delivering solutions to complex problems at massive scale
• Expertise in non-functional system characteristics such as performance, reliability, scalability, and operability
• Ability to learn and practice new technical skills
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent engagements and adapt focus to maximize impact
• Strong mentorship and coaching abilities

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits

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.

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 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.

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