Data Engineer V

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: McLean, VARichmond, VAChicago, ILNew York, NY
Salary: $209,000–$238,500 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $170k

This role $224k

$117k most similar roles pay here $252k

This role pays more than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $129,575–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $224k versus about $170k 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 V

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As a Data Engineer 5, you will join a collaborative team to design, develop, test, and support technical solutions within an Agile environment. You will be responsible for building robust cloud-first data solutions, architecting common engineering design patterns, and developing scalable pipelines that ensure performance under high volume. The role involves leading large-scale initiatives, making critical architectural decisions regarding platform choices, and mentoring peers while serving as a technical ambassador to stakeholders. You will work with distributed microservices, lakehouse architecture, and full-stack systems. Key technologies include Python, Spark, SQL, Java, and Scala, alongside open-source relational and NoSQL databases. You will also utilize cloud-based data warehousing platforms such as Databricks and Snowflake to solve complex business problems and deliver high-quality data products within the financial services domain.

What does a Data Engineer earn in Virginia?

Median $160500 from 60 postings across 6 companies.

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Skills

Python SQL Spark Databricks Snowflake Scala Java AWS Azure NoSQL relational database s Airflow Dagster Redshift EMR Glue Monte Carlo Splunk Agile

What you'll do

Design, develop, test, and support full-stack technical solutions using Python, Spark, and cloud-based data platforms.
Build scalable, resilient data pipelines and architectures to handle high volumes of data efficiently.
Architect and enforce common data engineering design patterns to ensure code quality and reusability.
Lead large-scale data initiatives by making critical architectural decisions and evaluating platform technologies like Snowflake or Databricks.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to data scientists, analysts, and other developers.
Communicate complex technical concepts and data outcomes clearly to both internal and external stakeholders.
Develop robust cloud-first data solutions in collaboration with product managers and software engineers.

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 solutions using relational and non-relational databases.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field (preferred); 8+ years of experience in data engineering (preferred).