Distinguished Engineer - Software Engineering

Capital One Financial

Actively hiring
McLean, VA · New York, NY · Cambridge, MA Posted 29 days ago $269,100$307,200 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Distinguished Engineer in software engineering at this innovative company, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop an AI-powered platform that automates end-to-end business processes and provides real-time workflow observability through natural language interactions. Your role involves tackling high-order challenges such as multi-tenancy, right-time insights, centralized anomaly detection, and agentic patterns for finance orchestration. You will also mentor senior engineering talent, ensuring the organization's technical excellence and scalability. The ideal candidate has at least 7 years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, enterprise design patterns, web technologies (JavaScript, TypeScript, SPA frameworks), full ML lifecycle development using AI/ML frameworks, cloud computing (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), and data architecture. This role demands expertise in modern technologies to address complex business problems and foster a culture of innovation and resilience.

Skills

JavaScript TypeScript SPA frameworks AI and ML frameworks AWS Azure Google Cloud Cloud computing Data architecture CI/CD Kubernetes Docker Python PostgreSQL Messaging systems RabbitMQ Redis GraphQL REST APIs Microservices

What you'll do

  • Lead the development of real-time and intelligent finance solutions using AI.
  • Solve high-order technical challenges like multi-tenancy and centralized anomaly detection.
  • Mentor senior engineering talent to foster a culture of innovation and excellence.
  • Define strategic technology roadmaps for unimagined stakeholder problems.
  • Implement full ML development lifecycle using AI and ML frameworks.

What we're looking for

  • At least 7 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
  • Proficiency in web technologies including JavaScript, TypeScript, and SPA frameworks.
  • Expertise in the full ML development lifecycle using AI and ML frameworks.
  • Strong background in cloud computing with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
  • Experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns.
  • Mentorship and upskilling of senior engineering talent in technical excellence.

Market check

Salary context

This $269,100–$307,200 range sits above 99% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$117,000$214,950

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$137,500$184,000

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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 489 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 483 roles with salary data.

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