Senior Distinguished Engineer (Remote-Eligible) at Capital One

McLean, Virginia, United States

Capital One Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Banking, Financial Services, FinTechIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • At least 9 years of experience in general software engineering and solution architecture
  • At least 9 years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns
  • Record of taking a strategic and systematic approach to challenging technical problems and seeing them to completion
  • Technical expertise that influences product direction
  • Expert in distributed systems, building, scaling, and modernizing business-critical applications across legacy to modern architectures
  • Experience delivering massive business results and adapting to changing technology while evaluating tradeoffs
  • Experience with backend development, DevOps, microservices, containers, mobile development, web development
  • Ability to start with user needs (consumers or internal engineers) before architecting solutions
  • Preferred: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

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 (performance, scalability, 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, coaching and strengthening technical expertise in the engineering and product community
  • Operate end-to-end to enable credit cards on next-generation processing systems
  • Design and implement solutions and platforms for credit card issuance to settlements
  • Drive innovation and shape the future of credit card processing
  • Lead through technical contribution as a trusted advisor on technologies, platforms, and domains
  • Create communications, code samples, blog posts to share knowledge internally and externally
  • Promote engineering excellence and inclusive environment
  • Mentor internal talent and recruit to build the community

Skills

Cloud Computing
Credit Card Processing
System Design
Machine Learning
Engineering Leadership
Mentoring
Technical Writing
Platform Development

Capital One

Offers diverse financial products and services

About Capital One

Capital One provides a variety of financial services aimed at making banking accessible and easy for everyone. The company offers products such as credit cards, savings accounts, car loans, and business checking accounts, catering to both individual consumers and small businesses primarily in the United States. Capital One's approach includes user-friendly banking solutions with no fees or minimums for checking accounts, allowing customers to manage their finances more effectively. They generate revenue through interest on loans, credit card fees, and investment banking services. What sets Capital One apart from its competitors is its strong commitment to financial inclusion and literacy, demonstrated through community partnerships and educational initiatives, such as collaborations with Khan Academy. The company's goal is to create a more inclusive financial system and empower customers with the knowledge and tools they need to make informed financial decisions.

McLean, VirginiaHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$15.9MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
10,001+Employees

Benefits

Medical, Dental, & Vision coverage
Onsite Health Centers
Prescription saving with network of local pharmacies
Stock Purchase Plan
Education Assistance
401(k)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Life and Disability insurance
Generous paid time off + corporate & floating holidays
Registered dieticians on site, cooking classes and free virtual fitness classes
Employee Assistance Program

Risks

Increased competition in subscription management tools may dilute Capital One's advantage.
Over-reliance on partnerships could expose Capital One to technological risks.
Departure of key personnel like Joe Rodriguez may affect risk management continuity.

Differentiation

Capital One offers user-friendly banking with no fees or minimums for checking accounts.
The company partners with Khan Academy to provide financial literacy education.
Capital One is the first major U.S. bank to offer subscription management tools.

Upsides

Capital One's mobile app is a model for secure, user-friendly digital banking.
Data sharing with Worldpay enhances payment security and fraud prevention.
Partnerships with fintechs like Minna Technologies improve customer experience.

Land your dream remote job 3x faster with AI