Distinguished Engineer

Capital One Financial

Quick summary

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

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k
This role $288k
$116k most similar roles pay here $328k

This role pays more than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $136,350–$224,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $288k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

Based on 239 similar postings.

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 498 open roles on FindRole.

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

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Capital One Financial

At a glance

TL;DR · Distinguished Engineer

Apply Now Log in to save

As a Distinguished Engineer on the Business Cards & Payment team, you will lead the technical direction for real-time marketing and hyper-personalized sales systems, leveraging Agentic AI to revolutionize customer engagement. Your day-to-day responsibilities include prototyping new technologies, collaborating with enterprise and card tech teams to develop cutting-edge agentic solutions, and providing architectural guidance for large-scale programs. You will work extensively with AWS, Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Swift, driving innovation in real-time marketing systems and assistive field sales tools that enhance customer relationships and drive business growth. This role demands expertise in cloud computing, applied AI, and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to stakeholders across Capital One.

Skills

AWS Python Java Go JavaScript TypeScript Cloud Computing Messaging Systems API Management Agentic AI Rapid Prototyping CI/CD Kubernetes Docker PostgreSQL Redis GraphQL Microservices Serverless Architectures

What you'll do

  • Rapidly prototype and assess new technologies for hyper personalized marketing systems.
  • Partner with enterprise and card tech organizations to develop advanced agentic sales tools.
  • Establish technical charters to facilitate quicker adoption of AI technologies across the organization.
  • Ensure existing systems remain healthy while bridging the gap to future technological advancements.
  • Clear roadblocks for developers, applying technical solutions as needed with exceptional judgment.
  • Provide architectural guidance and designs for large-scale cross-domain programs.

What we're looking for

  • At least 3 years of experience with AWS and 2+ years working on applied and agentic AI systems.
  • 10+ years of experience in cloud computing across multiple platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
  • Proficient coder in at least one language: Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, Swift.
  • Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts like Agentic AI to business stakeholders.
  • Experience in rapid prototyping and assessing new technologies for hyper-personalized marketing systems.
  • Provide architectural guidance and design large-scale cross-domain programs.

Related searches

More Distinguished Engineer jobs Distinguished Engineer jobs in Richmond All jobs at Capital One Financial

More like this

Similar roles

Distinguished Engineer

Capital One Financial

New York, NY 58 days ago $269,100–$307,200
AWS Python Java Go JavaScript TypeScript Kafka Microservices CI/CD LLM Prompt Engineering RAG Embeddings Model Governance Cloud Architecture Vendor Management Enterprise Standards Regulatory Compliance Real-Time Data Streaming Machine Learning
Save

Distinguished Engineer

Capital One Financial

McLean, Virginia 38 days ago $269,100–$307,200
Python Java Go JavaScript TypeScript AWS Azure Google Cloud CI/CD Serverless Event Driven Architecture Docker Kubernetes Terraform PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis OAuth OpenID Connect PCI DSS Compliance
Save

Distinguished Engineer

Autodesk

San Francisco, CA 19 days ago $196,000–$352,110
Python Java Cloud-native architectures Microservices API design Kubernetes AWS Azure GCP CI/CD AI-assisted software development Claude Code GitHub Copilot Event-driven architectures PostgreSQL MongoDB Distributed systems Scalability Reliability Operational excellence
Save

Distinguished Engineer

Capital One Financial

McLean, VA 3 days ago $269,100–$307,200
CI/CD Kubernetes Docker AWS Terraform Python PostgreSQL AI DevOps Git Crossplane Prometheus Grafana Microservices Inner sourcing Compliance Cybersecurity Telemetry Feature Lead Time
Save

Distinguished Engineer

Capital One Financial

McLean, VA 24 days ago $269,100–$307,200
AWS Azure Google Cloud Docker Kubernetes Terraform CI/CD Python PostgreSQL Redis MongoDB Git Jenkins Prometheus Grafana Ansible Chef DevOps Microservices
Save

Distinguished Engineer

Capital One Financial

New York, NY 114 days ago $269,100–$307,200
Python Java Kubernetes Docker AWS Azure CI/CD Git PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning APIs RESTful APIs Microservices Scrum Agile DevOps
Save