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: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role pays more than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$215,237 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $224k versus about $171k for comparable roles.

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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 2229 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 1126 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Data Engineer 5

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Capital One Shopping Tech, Data Engineer 5 (Remote- Eligible) joins a collaborative team to drive a major data transformation. In this role, you will independently design, build, and deliver world-class cloud data solutions and applications. You will collaborate across Agile teams to develop technical solutions, architect common data engineering design patterns, and lead large-scale initiatives. Key responsibilities include building scalable data pipelines, mentoring peers, and managing architectural decisions for platforms like Snowflake and Databricks. You will utilize Python, Spark, SQL, Java, and Scala alongside open-source relational and NoSQL databases. The work involves solving complex business problems by creating robust cloud-first data solutions, managing distributed microservices, and implementing lakehouse architectures to ensure operational efficiency and high performance under increasing data volume.

What does a Data Engineer earn in Virginia?

Median $162000 from 69 postings across 8 companies.

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Skills

Python SQL Spark Scala Java Databricks Snowflake AWS Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Airflow Dagster MongoDB Cassandra DynamoDB Redshift EMR Glue NoSQL relational database s Agile Data Modeling Data Pipelines Machine Learning Microservices

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 from end-to-end, including making critical architectural and platform decisions.
Mentor junior engineers and peers to elevate the technical skills of the data community.
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).