Distinguished Engineer - Card Partnerships

Capital One Financial

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL · McLean, VA
Salary
$244,700–$279,200 / yr
Posted
25 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $262k
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This role pays more than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $143,248–$236,562 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $262k versus about $190k 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 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 - Card Partnerships

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The Distinguished Engineer role within Capital One’s Partnership Card organization focuses on driving technical vision and strategic initiatives to enhance credit experiences for major brands. This senior-level position requires a deep understanding of AI-powered development to automate complex workflows and deliver innovative customer capabilities. Day-to-day responsibilities include architecting scalable systems, shaping adoption strategies, and fostering an engineering culture that balances innovation with architectural discipline. Ideal candidates possess at least 7 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture, with a preference for those who have successfully driven AI-enabled engineering initiatives at scale. This role is pivotal in bridging technological ambition with business growth within the high-scale environment of Capital One’s card partnerships.

Skills

AI Python Go R Java Kubernetes Docker AWS Azure CI/CD Git PostgreSQL MongoDB Scrum Agile

What you'll do

  • Lead the technical vision and strategic direction for Capital One’s Partnership Card organization.
  • Drive innovation by integrating AI-powered development to automate complex workflows.
  • Ensure systems are resilient, scalable, and built to last through architectural discipline.
  • Empower engineers to deliver smarter, data-driven customer capabilities using advanced tools.
  • Bridge technology and business growth by enhancing experiences for customers and partners.

What we're looking for

  • At least 7 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive AI-enabled engineering at scale.
  • Experience in architecting workflows and shaping adoption strategies for AI tools.
  • Strong background in building resilient, scalable, and long-lasting systems.
  • Commitment to balancing innovation with architectural discipline.
  • Empowerment of engineers through automation of complex workflows.
  • Experience in delivering data-driven customer capabilities.

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