Staff Engineer - Global Payments Network

About the role

As a Staff Engineer at Capital One, you will be part of a community of technical experts working to define the future of banking in the cloud. The Global Payment Network (GPN) Technology organization designs, builds, and operates mission-critical systems and infrastructure that power complex money movement across domestic and international rails. We build and operate a high-volume, low-latency, and highly resilient distributed ecosystem that is secure, performant, accurate, and nimble. This team operates with a startup mindset backed by enterprise scale, is 100% cloud-native, and aggressively adopts cutting-edge AI tooling (including Claude Code, Windsurf, and custom AI agents) to accelerate the development lifecycle. You’ll work hands-on with Senior Lead Engineers building the resilient, ultra-low-latency backbone of future global commerce alongside developers, machine learning experts, product managers, and people leaders. Staff Engineers are leading experts in their domains, devising practical and reusable solutions to complex problems, driving innovation at multiple levels, and optimizing business outcomes with 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 the community
• Handle several projects simultaneously, balancing time to maximize impact
• Act as a role model and mentor within the tech community, coaching and strengthening technical expertise across engineering and product teams

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 7 years of experience in general software
• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 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 leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion

Pay

Salaries for full-time roles are listed below by location. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based on agreed hours. Capital One may sponsor employment authorization for qualified applicants.

• McLean, VA: $269,100 – $307,200 for Distinguished Engineer
• New York, NY: $293,600 – $335,100 for Distinguished Engineer
• Plano, TX: $244,700 – $279,200 for Distinguished Engineer
• Riverwoods, IL: $244,700 – $279,200 for Distinguished Engineer

Candidates hired for other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, as detailed in the offer letter. This role is also eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.