Sr. Distinguished Engineer, Card Acquisitions & Growth Platforms

Capital One Financial

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Work type
On-site
Location
McLean, VA
Salary
$286,200–$326,700 / yr
Posted
10 days ago

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Above market

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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 498 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Sr. Distinguished Engineer, Card Acquisitions & Growth Platforms

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As a Senior Distinguished Engineer in the Card Acquisitions & Growth Platforms team at Capital One, you will lead a technical agenda that powers customer credit product matching and decisioning. Your day-to-day involves hands-on full-stack coding, optimizing real-time credit offers, and enhancing predictive models to improve customer experiences. You will also drive the decommissioning of legacy systems and establish an SRE function for operational excellence across 300+ engineers. Key technologies include JavaScript, TypeScript, and SPA frameworks, alongside API design and microservices architecture. This role demands expertise in enterprise architecture, distributed systems, and leading large-scale engineering teams to deliver innovative solutions that enhance Capital One’s market reach and customer engagement.

Skills

JavaScript TypeScript SPA frameworks API design Microservices architecture Distributed systems SRE Incident response Reliability engineering CI/CD Python SQL NoSQL Kubernetes Terraform AWS GenAI Data processing Automation

What you'll do

  • Set and deliver the technical agenda for foundational platforms in card acquisitions.
  • Design real-time credit decisioning systems using novel data sources and predictive models.
  • Lead the decommissioning of legacy systems to converge the acquisitions stack.
  • Stand up and scale an SRE function for operational excellence across engineering orgs.
  • Enable non-technical contributors to design, test, and deliver marketing experiments.

What we're looking for

  • At least 9 years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns
  • Extensive hands-on coding experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, and SPA frameworks
  • Proven leadership in managing large-scale engineering teams (50+ engineers)
  • Deep expertise in API design, microservices architecture, and platform evolution
  • Experience founding or leading SRE functions for production excellence
  • Track record of decommissioning legacy systems and executing large migrations

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