Distinguished Engineer

Capital One Financial

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

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $167k
This role $288k
$108k most similar roles pay here $329k

This role pays more than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $129,525–$205,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $288k versus about $167k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 597 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 593 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Distinguished Engineer

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As a Distinguished Engineer at this leading technology firm, you will join a high-impact team to drive the strategic direction of modern DevOps practices and AI-augmented developer tooling. Your day-to-day responsibilities include architecting next-generation CI/CD pipelines, microservices architectures, and intent-driven cloud infrastructure, while also mentoring junior engineers and fostering an inclusive engineering culture. You will leverage advanced technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and Crossplane to build secure, scalable systems that comply with strict regulatory standards. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with executive leadership to articulate technical strategies and drive behavioral change across the organization, ensuring a robust and developer-centric ecosystem that accelerates feature delivery while maintaining stringent security protocols.

Skills

CI/CD Kubernetes Docker AWS Terraform Python PostgreSQL AI DevOps Git Crossplane Prometheus Grafana Microservices Inner sourcing Compliance Cybersecurity Telemetry Feature Lead Time

What you'll do

  • Architect the long-term roadmap for modern DevOps practices and CI/CD frameworks.
  • Evaluate and deploy secure AI-assisted software development tools across the enterprise.
  • Oversee scalability, performance, and security of microservices environments.
  • Mentor senior engineers to foster an inclusive engineering culture.
  • Design multi-tenant core-skills repositories and govern enterprise marketplaces.

What we're looking for

  • At least 7 years of experience in software engineering, cloud architecture, or infrastructure engineering.
  • Extensive experience (5+ years) designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps toolchains.
  • Proficient in containerization and microservices orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker in a cloud-native environment.
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field preferred.
  • Experience leading technical initiatives influencing VP/SVP/executive stakeholders on multi-million dollar projects.
  • Expertise in AI-augmented software development using tools like AI coding assistants and spec-driven development.

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