Distinguished Data Engineer - Enterprise Data Technology

Capital One Financial

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Mclean, Va, US Posted 50 days ago $269,100–$307,200 / year
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TL;DR

As a Distinguished Data Engineer in the Data Operations Center (DOC), you will lead the design and implementation of scalable data architectures integrating Snowflake and Databricks to support complex processing and machine learning tasks. Your daily responsibilities include optimizing large-scale data ingestion and processing workloads across AWS, driving technical leadership for agentic workflows, and ensuring alignment with business goals through strategic thinking and AI/ML expertise. You will leverage Python, SQL, Scala, and other tools within a diverse tech stack including Snowflake, Databricks, DynamoDB, and legacy systems like Ab Initio to build high-performance data platforms that evolve from reactive maintenance to predictive automation. This role requires deep proficiency in Databricks Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, MLflow, and Snowflake Data Sharing, along with extensive experience in data governance and cloud-based AI solutions.

Skills

Python SQL Scala Databricks Snowflake AWS Hadoop Delta Lake Unity Catalog MLflow Spark Snowpipe External Tables Data Sharing Stored Procedures CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Lead design and implementation of scalable data architectures integrating Databricks and Snowflake.
  • Drive performance optimization for large-scale data ingestion and processing across cloud platforms.
  • Develop and deploy agentic workflows using AI and ML technologies on AWS.
  • Provide technical leadership in testing, deployment, and maintenance of complex data systems.
  • Ensure alignment between platform capabilities and business objectives through strategic thinking.

What we're looking for

  • At least 5 years of experience in Python, SQL, or Scala.
  • Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience developing AI and ML algorithms.
  • Deep proficiency with Databricks (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, MLflow) and Snowflake (Data Sharing, Snowpipe).
  • Experience in designing and implementing scalable data architectures using cloud platforms like AWS.
  • Strong technical leadership skills for aligning platform development with business goals.

Market check

Salary context

This $269,100–$307,200 range sits above 97% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$132,500–$206,800

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$132,431–$217,012

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 489 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 483 roles with salary data.

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