Sr. Distinguished Engineer - Global Payment Network (Remote Eligible)

Capital One Financial

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
McLean, VADallas, TXRichmond, VARiverwoods, IL
Salary
$286,200–$326,700 / yr
Posted
6 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $306k
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This role pays more than 97% of similar roles. Most pay $139,475–$229,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $306k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

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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 814 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 809 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Sr. Distinguished Engineer - Global Payment Network (Remote Eligible)

As a Senior Distinguished Engineer at Capital One’s Global Payment Network (GPN), you will join a team of technical experts driving innovation in cloud-based payment systems. Your role involves articulating and implementing bold technical visions across various platforms, collaborating with executive leaders to set strategic directions, and leveraging AI-native engineering practices to enhance system performance and reliability. You will specialize in high-throughput transaction processing and advanced fraud mitigation, contributing to the design of distributed systems that ensure secure, performant, and resilient money movement at scale. Essential skills include extensive experience in software engineering, public cloud technologies, and coding in languages like Java, Python, or Go. Ideal candidates have a background in payments and are adept at managing technical debt while fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning within the organization.

What you'll do

  • Articulate and promote a bold technical vision across multiple domains and platforms.
  • Propose practical solutions to complex problems with high performance and reliability.
  • Partner with executive leaders to set strategic direction and make key technical decisions.
  • Accelerate the use of AI to modernize systems powering the payment network.
  • Elevate technical design quality by identifying and removing technical debt from systems.
  • Serve as an expert on system characteristics like performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • Lead tech-driven innovation across engineering, business, and product groups.

What we're looking for

  • At least 9 years of experience in software engineering
  • At least 7 years of experience designing distributed systems and working with public cloud technologies
  • Extensive experience coding in commonly used programming languages (e.g., Java, Python)
  • Deep expertise in the full lifecycle of system development from conception to production operation
  • Proven track record of handling high performance and resilient systems
  • Experience with payments, money movement, and related standards like PCI-DSS

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