Distinguished Engineer (Bank Tech)

Capital One Financial

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Work type
On-site
Location
Richmond, VA · New York, NY · McLean, VA
Salary
$269,100–$307,200 / yr
Posted
89 days ago

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Above market

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This role $288k
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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 498 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 495 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Distinguished Engineer (Bank Tech)

As a Distinguished Engineer at Capital One Bank within the Data, Decisioning & Market Services domains, you will lead as both a technical architect and hands-on engineer for Business Lending and Capital Markets software. You will define long-term technical strategies to enhance commercial underwriting, risk solutions, securitization systems, and trading platforms, including Derivatives and Equities. Your role involves advancing AI adoption across engineering practices and leveraging agentic AI to improve user efficiency. Additionally, you will bridge data silos for seamless integration and real-time market services, addressing critical architectural challenges while developing prototypes and mentoring technical staff. This position requires extensive experience in software engineering and a deep understanding of financial technology.

What you'll do

  • Define multi-year technical strategy for commercial underwriting and risk solutions.
  • Lead AI adoption across engineering practices to enhance user efficiency.
  • Bridge complex data silos for seamless integration of real-time market services.
  • Develop prototypes and contribute code to advance banking infrastructure.
  • Mentor technical staff and advise executive leadership on financial innovation.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience
  • Experience in technical architecture and multi-year strategy development
  • Hands-on expertise in developing prototypes and contributing code
  • Leadership in advancing AI adoption within engineering practices
  • Expertise in bridging complex data silos for seamless integration
  • Mentorship of technical staff and advising executive leadership

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