Senior Distinguished Engineer

Capital One Financial

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $286,200–$326,700 / yr
Posted: 53 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $202k

This role $306k

$134k most similar roles pay here $347k

This role pays more than 92% of similar roles. Most pay $154,975–$249,531 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $306k versus about $202k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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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At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Distinguished Engineer

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As a Senior Distinguished Engineer, you will join a community of technical experts to define the future of banking in the cloud. You will work alongside developers, machine learning experts, and product managers to decompose complex problems into practical solutions while ensuring high-quality technical design and implementation. Your daily responsibilities include acting as a trusted advisor on key technologies, mentoring internal talent, and creating code samples and blog posts to share knowledge across the organization. You will utilize skills in Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Swift, alongside experience with public or private cloud technologies and interactive AI tooling. The role focuses on re-architecting foundational data platforms for a credit card business by replacing legacy systems with modern, high-throughput, cloud-native financial engines to solve complex distributed systems challenges at scale.

What does a Engineer earn in Remote?

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Skills

Java Python Go JavaScript TypeScript Swift Distributed Systems Solution Architecture Enterprise Architecture Design Patterns Data Platforms Software Engineering

What you'll do

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your specific domain.
Decompose complex problems into practical, operational solutions for high-throughput data platforms.
Ensure the quality of technical designs and implementations across the organization.
Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics like performance and scalability.
Mentor and coach engineers to strengthen the technical expertise of the product community.
Create code samples, blog posts, and other materials to share knowledge internally and externally.
Lead the re-architecture of legacy systems into modern, cloud-native financial engines.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
At least 9 years of experience in General Software engineering and Solution Architecture.
At least 9 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture and Design Patterns.
10+ years of professional experience coding in languages such as Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Swift.
10+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development from conception through production support.
3+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies.
Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity beyond basic code completion.

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