Data Engineer 5

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: $209,000–$238,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 14 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays more than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$223,750 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $224k versus about $175k 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 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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JOB TITLE: Data Engineer 5 The Data Engineer 5 joins a collaborative team to drive a major transformation by designing, developing, and supporting technical solutions in a full-stack development environment. This role involves independently architecting and delivering world-class cloud data solutions, building scalable data pipelines, and enforcing common engineering design patterns to ensure code maintainability. The engineer will lead large-scale initiatives, making critical architectural decisions regarding platform choices like Snowflake versus Databricks. Key responsibilities include mentoring peers, collaborating with product managers, and managing distributed microservices and lakehouse architectures. Required technical skills include Python, Spark, SQL, Java, or Scala, along with experience in open-source relational and NoSQL databases. The role solves complex business problems by creating robust, cloud-first data solutions to improve financial empowerment experiences.

What does a Data Engineer earn?

Median $159000 from 203 postings across 58 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 NoSQL relational database s Agile Data Modeling Data Pipelines

What you'll do

Design, develop, test, and support technical solutions using full-stack development tools and technologies.
Build and deliver robust cloud-first data solutions and applications independently with minimal supervision.
Architect and enforce common data engineering design patterns to ensure code quality and reusability.
Design and build scalable data pipelines and platforms focused on operational efficiency and performance.
Lead and execute large-scale, transformative data initiatives from end to end, including critical architectural 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 to drive alignment.

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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