Distinguished Engineer, Card Tech

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: Richmond, VAMcLean, VA
Salary: $269,100–$307,200 / yr
Posted: 59 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 $216k

This role $288k

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This role pays more than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $177,250–$255,193 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $288k versus about $216k 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, Card Tech

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Distinguished Engineer ( Card Tech) serves as a technical expert within a community of developers and machine learning experts to define the future of banking in the cloud. You will act as a trusted advisor, providing technical leadership by decomposing complex problems into practical solutions, mentoring internal talent, and ensuring high code quality through active repository reviews. The role involves crafting strategies for architecture to scale applications, supporting integration with all payment networks, and building a multi-tenant platform capable of handling batch and real-time settlements. You will utilize skills in software engineering, solution architecture, and data architecture while working with technologies including Java, Python, TypeScript, Go, JavaScript, Swift, and cloud platforms like AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud. The work focuses on solving challenges related to payment networks, transaction types, file processing, ETL, and event-based systems.

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Median $185000 from 249 postings across 48 companies.

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Skills

AWS Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Java Python TypeScript Go JavaScript Swift Solution Architecture Enterprise Architecture ETL Event based Systems Multi Tenant Applications Payment Networks Data Architecture Cloud Computing Software Engineering

What you'll do

Define and evangelize a bold technical vision for your specific domain.
Decompose complex problems into practical, operational solutions for the organization.
Ensure high code quality through active review of critical application repositories.
Act as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics like performance and scalability.
Partner with leadership to design architecture for multi-tenant platforms and payment network integrations.
Mentor internal talent and coach the engineering community to strengthen technical expertise.
Create technical content including code samples and blog posts to share knowledge internally and externally.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
At least 7 years of experience in general software engineering and solution architecture.
At least 7 years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns.
10+ years of professional experience coding in languages such as Java, Python, TypeScript, Go, JavaScript, or Swift.
8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development from conception through production support.
8+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies.
Experience with payment networks (Visa, MasterCard), transaction types, and data architecture.
Expertise in backend systems, file processing, ETL applications, event-based systems, and multi-tenant applications.

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