Data Engineer IV

Capital One Financial

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Work type
On-site
Location
Richmond, VA
Salary
$179,400–$204,700 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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Similar $177k
This role $192k
$134k most similar roles pay here $219k

This role pays more than 58% of similar roles. Most pay $142,300–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $192k versus about $177k 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 836 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 829 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Data Engineer IV

Data Engineer 4 (Python, AWS) joins a collaborative team to design, develop, and support technical solutions within an Agile environment. The role involves building robust cloud-first data solutions, designing scalable pipelines, and architecting common engineering patterns to ensure code quality and reusability across platforms. You will work with product managers and software engineers to solve complex problems involving distributed microservices, lakehouse architecture, and full-stack systems. Key technologies include Python, Spark, SQL, and Scala, alongside tools such as Databricks, Snowflake, EMR, Glue, and NoSQL databases like MongoDB or Cassandra. The position also involves implementing data security standards and managing data observability using tools like Monte Carlo or Airflow. This role focuses on the technical challenge of delivering high-performance, secure data products that manage large volumes of structured and unstructured information for financial empowerment.

What does a Data Engineer earn in Virginia?

Median $160500 from 60 postings across 6 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, develop, test, and support technical solutions using full-stack development tools and technologies.
  • Build and deliver scalable, resilient cloud-first data pipelines and platforms using Python, Spark, Databricks, and Snowflake.
  • Architect and enforce common data engineering design patterns to ensure code quality and reusability across platforms.
  • Implement data security standards including encryption and fine-grained access control to ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Influence a team of developers and scientists by providing expertise in machine learning and lakehouse architecture.
  • Communicate technical concepts and data outcomes clearly to internal and external stakeholders to drive alignment.
  • Mentor other members of the data community and stay current on emerging technology trends.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
  • At least 4 years of experience in application development.
  • At least 2 years of experience in distributed data, SQL, and data pipeline design and development.
  • At least 2 years of experience with one programming language such as Python, Java, or Scala.
  • At least 1 year of experience in data modeling and designing end-to-end solutions using relational and non-relational databases.
  • 7+ years of experience in application development with proficiency in Python, SQL, Scala, or Java (preferred).
  • 4+ years of experience in cloud environments, distributed workloads, real-time pipelines, NoSQL databases, or data warehousing (preferred).
  • 2+ years of experience in Agile environments and developing user-centric reusable data products (preferred).

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