Staff Software Engineer

Distinguished Engineer, Full Stack (Remote Eligible)As a 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, AI/ML experts, data analysts, 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 Capital Markets and Financial Planning Technology teams as well as the broader Finance Technology Distinguished Engineer community to drive architectural excellence, establish AI-native engineering standards, and deliver the next generation of liquidity management, predictive analytics and financial planning infrastructure that powers Capital One's most consequential financial decisions.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 communityLead proof-of-concept development for emerging AI frameworks and architectural patternsCollaborate with other Finance Technology towers reviewing architectures and designs outside your immediate domain and contributing a cross-cutting perspective that raises the bar org-wideChampion AIOps practices — driving platform reliability through AI-assisted anomaly detection, automated remediation, and predictive alerting across the portfolioBasic Qualifications:Bachelor's DegreeAt least 7 years of experience in the following:Software engineering and solution architectureEnterprise architecture and design patternsDesigning and building distributed HPC and ML systemsFull ML development lifecycle using AI and ML frameworksCloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)Data engineeringPreferred Qualifications:Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field10+ years of experience in one or more of: software engineering and solution architecture, enterprise architecture and design patterns, distributed HPC and ML systems, ML development lifecycle, cloud computing, or data architecture10+ years of hands-on coding in commonly used languages Python, Java, Go, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar; you are a working engineer, not a former engineer8+ years owning the full SDLC, conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support; you have been paged and you have fixed itDemonstrated AI-native engineering practice across all three layers:Daily use of AI coding assistants to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities well beyond basic code completionSpec/intent driven developmentAI embedded in CI/CD and SDLC tooling — test generation, spec validation, code review augmentationProduction experience building LLM-backed or agentic systems — prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, observability, and guardrails includedExperience working directly with quantitative analysts or data scientists — model development lifecycles, feature pipelines, backtesting, ML deployment, and the rigor to validate what a model is actually doingCapital One is open to hiring a Remote Employee for this opportunity.Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.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.Remote (Regardless of Location): $244,700 - $279,200 for Distinguished EngineerCambridge, MA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Distinguished EngineerMcLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Distinguished EngineerNew York, NY: $293,600 - $335,100 for Distinguished EngineerRichmond, VA: $244,700 - $279,200 for Distinguished EngineerCandidates 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.