Lead Data Engineer

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: Richmond, VANew York, NYMcLean, VA
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 89 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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

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TL;DR · Lead Data Engineer

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The Lead Data Engineer (Python, AWS, Spark, Kafka, SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, GenAI) joins the Marketing and Messaging team to build scalable platforms for omnichannel messages across owned and paid Adtech channels. As a lead developer, you will collaborate with Agile teams to design, develop, test, and support technical solutions while mentoring other engineering community members. Your daily work involves building data pipelines, optimizing information systems for downstream consumers, and ensuring rigorous data quality and governance. You will utilize Python, SQL, Spark, Kafka, Snowflake, Databricks, and AWS Glue alongside NoSQL databases like Mongo and Cassandra. The role focuses on solving complex business problems by delivering robust cloud-based solutions for hyper-personalized customer experiences and real-time data streaming applications within a fast-paced, iterative delivery environment.

Skills

Python SQL AWS Spark Kafka Snowflake Databricks GenAI ETL NoSQL Hadoop Hive EMR Redshift MySQL Cassandra UNIX Linux Shell Scripting Agile GitHub Copilot Claude Code

What you'll do

Design, develop, test, and support technical solutions using data movement tools and technologies.
Lead a team of developers in building distributed computing and full-stack systems.
Utilize Python, SQL, and Spark to manage RDBMS, NoSQL databases, and cloud data warehouses.
Optimize information systems for end-users and downstream consumers using sound data design practices.
Deliver robust cloud-based solutions to drive hyper-personalized customer experiences.
Perform unit tests and conduct code reviews to ensure high performance and elegant design.
Mentor other members of the engineering community on new technologies and tech trends.

What we're looking for

At least 4 years of experience in application development.
At least 2 years of experience in big data technologies.
At least 1 year of experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
Master's Degree (preferred).
7+ years of experience in application development including Python, SQL, Spark, ETL tools, or AWS Glue (preferred).
4+ years of experience with a public cloud, distributed data tools, real-time streaming, NoSQL, data warehousing, UNIX/Linux, and data modeling (preferred).
2+ years of experience with Agile engineering practices (preferred).

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