Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Capital One Financial

Actively hiring
San Francisco, CA Posted 17 days ago $215,200–$245,600 / year
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TL;DR

The Transaction Core team within Capital One's PINT organization seeks a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to drive the modernization of foundational data platforms that process billions of transactions annually. This role involves building and maintaining core services like the Transaction Datastore (TDS), which supports real-time, intelligent transaction analysis for fraud detection and subscription management. The ideal candidate will work on componentizing data assets to enhance technical flexibility and improve the velocity of recurring insights models across various payment types including Card, Bank, and External FI transactions. Proficiency in Python, SQL, and experience with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure is essential, along with a strong background in machine learning and data engineering. This position offers an opportunity to solve large-scale data challenges and deliver impactful customer experiences through advanced digital tools and services.

Skills

Python Java Kafka Spark Hadoop PostgreSQL AWS Docker CI/CD Git Jenkins SQL Maven JUnit Linux REST JSON Swagger

What you'll do

  • Design and implement machine learning models to detect fraud and subscription patterns.
  • Process billions of transactions annually through the Transaction Datastore (TDS).
  • Develop a universal view of all payment types including Card, Bank, and External FI.
  • Componentize data assets for technical flexibility in the foundational data platforms.
  • Enhance real-time transaction insights for customer-facing applications and agent tools.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
  • Experience with large-scale data processing and machine learning models
  • Proficiency in building and maintaining foundational data platforms
  • Expertise in componentizing data assets for technical flexibility
  • Strong background in real-time, intelligent, and resilient platform-based services
  • Knowledge of payment types including Card, Bank (Debit & ACH), and External FI transactions
  • Experience with transaction datastore systems processing billions of transactions annually

Market check

Salary context

This $215,200–$245,600 range sits above 65% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$167,683–$258,500

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$179,493–$246,425

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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