Distinguished Engineer

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: McLean, VAPlano, TXRichmond, VA
Salary: $269,100–$307,200 / yr
Posted: 17 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $224k

This role $288k

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This role pays more than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $168,125–$280,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $288k versus about $224k 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 998 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 992 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Distinguished Engineer

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As a Distinguished Engineer within the HR Tech Growing portfolio, you will join a community of technical experts to define the future of banking in the cloud. You will lead the technology vision for next-generation reusable platform capabilities, microservices, mfe architecture, and AI-augmented development to champion the transition toward Intent-Driven Development. Your daily work involves building intelligent co-pilots and autonomous agentic frameworks while decomposing complex problems into practical solutions. You will serve as a trusted advisor on non-functional system characteristics like performance and scalability while mentoring others in the engineering community. The role requires expertise in cloud computing across AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud, along with proficiency in languages such as Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Swift. You will focus on solving technical challenges within the internal talent journey and HR technology domain.

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Skills

AWS Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Java Python Go JavaScript TypeScript Swift micro-services MFE Architecture AI-Augmented Development Intent-Driven Development Platform Engineering Solution Architecture Cloud Computing

What you'll do

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your specific domain.
Decompose complex problems into practical, operational solutions and high-quality technical designs.
Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics like performance, scalability, and operability.
Lead the technology vision for microservices, MFE architecture, and AI-augmented development.
Build intelligent co-pilots and autonomous agentic frameworks to improve user experiences.
Mentor internal talent and coach the engineering community to strengthen technical expertise.
Create code samples, blog posts, and other materials to share knowledge internally and externally.

What we're looking for

At least 7 years of experience in Software engineering and solution architecture.
At least 7 years of experience in Cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field (preferred).
10+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or architecture (preferred).
10+ years of professional experience coding in languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Swift (preferred).
8+ years of experience in the full lifecycle of system development (preferred).
8+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies (preferred).

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