Data Engineer 5

Capital One Financial

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Work type: Remote
Location: McLean, VA
Salary: $209,000–$238,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 20 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial is a bank holding company specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings products, known for its data-driven approach to consumer and commercial finance. Industry: Financial Services & Banking

Capital One Financial currently has 2107 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 1107 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Data Engineer 5

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The Capital One Shopping Tech, Data Engineer 5 joins a collaborative team to drive a major transformation by designing and delivering robust cloud-first data solutions. This role involves independently architecting and building scalable data pipelines, platforms, and applications while enforcing common design patterns to ensure code quality and reusability. The engineer will collaborate across Agile teams to support full-stack systems, influence developers and data scientists, and mentor peers. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Python, SQL, Java, or Scala, along with experience in Spark, distributed data, and data modeling. The role utilizes open-source relational and NoSQL databases, as well as cloud-based warehousing platforms like Databricks and Snowflake. The work focuses on solving complex business problems by building resilient data infrastructure to support powerful user experiences.

What does a Data Engineer earn in Virginia?

Median $155450 from 67 postings across 8 companies.

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Skills

Python SQL Spark Databricks Snowflake Java Scala AWS Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Airflow MongoDB Cassandra DynamoDB Redshift EMR Glue Agile Data Modeling NoSQL

What you'll do

Design, develop, test, and implement technical solutions using full-stack development tools and technologies.
Build and deliver robust cloud-first data solutions using Python, Spark, Databricks, and Snowflake.
Architect and enforce common data engineering design patterns to ensure code quality and reusability.
Design and build scalable, resilient data pipelines to handle increasing data volumes and business demands.
Lead large-scale data initiatives by making critical architectural decisions and evaluating platform choices.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to data analysts and data scientists.
Communicate technical concepts and data outcomes clearly to internal and external stakeholders.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
At least 6 years of experience in application development.
At least 4 years of experience in distributed data.
At least 4 years of experience with SQL.
At least 4 years of experience programming with Python, Java, or Scala.
At least 4 years of experience designing and developing data pipelines.
At least 2 years of experience in data modeling and designing end-to-end data solutions using relational and non-relational databases.
Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field (preferred).

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