Staff Engineer

Sr. Distinguished Engineer – Technology Advisor Auto FinanceAs a Sr. Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, you will be a part of a community of technical experts working to define the future of banking in the cloud.You will work alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders. Our Distinguished Engineers are leading experts in their domains, helping devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems. You will drive innovation at multiple levels, helping optimize business outcomes while driving towards strong technology solutions.At Capital One, we believe diversity of thought strengthens our ability to influence, collaborate and provide the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries. You will promote a culture of engineering excellence, and strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed. You will lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Capital One Tech, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting to keep building our community.Distinguished Engineers are expected to lead through technical contribution. You will operate as a trusted advisor for our key technologies, platforms and capability domains, creating clear and concise communications, code samples, blog posts and other material to share knowledge both inside and outside the organization. You will specialize in a particular subject area, but your input and impact will be sought and expected throughout the organization.In this role you will work with our Auto Finance Dealer team as the senior most engineer and technical advisor to the Dealer CTO. You will be responsible for evaluating existing software systems, envisioning new technologies and methods for continued evolution, creating proof-of-concepts to validate ideas, and ultimately for being a key figure in determining our technology strategy and execution approach. In addition, as a key technology leader across Auto Finance, you will work with peers across the division to facilitate shared learning and drive consistency where possible.If you are ready to provide thought leadership and build engineering excellence across Capital One's engineering teams, come join us in our mission to change banking for good.Key responsibilities:Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domainDecompose complex problems into practical and operational solutionsEnsure the quality of technical design and implementationServe as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics, such as performance, scalability and operabilityContinue learning and injecting advanced technical knowledge into our communityHandle several projects simultaneously, balancing your time to maximize impactAct 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 communityBasic Qualifications:Bachelor's DegreeAt least 9 years of experience in Software DevelopmentAt least 5 years of experience with large, distributed systemsAt least 5 years of experience with public cloud technologiesPreferred Qualifications:Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field12+ years of experience in software development10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift, etc. (Java and Python preferred)10+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support