Senior Staff Engineer, Global Payment Network

Capital One Financial

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Work type: Remote
Location: Chicago, ILDallas, TXMcLean, VARichmond, VA
Salary: $286,200–$326,700 / yr
Posted: 15 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $223k

This role $306k

$161k most similar roles pay here $344k

This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $184,831–$260,450 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $306k versus about $223k 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 998 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 992 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Engineer, Global Payment Network

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Sr. Staff Engineer - Global Payment Network (Remote Eligible) joins the Global Payment Network team to design, build, and operate mission-critical systems for complex money movement across domestic and international rails. This role involves developing high-volume, low-latency, and resilient distributed ecosystems while solving problems related to transaction processing, fraud, and risk mitigation. The engineer will advocate a technical vision, mentor others, and provide hands-on contributions including code, blog posts, and root cause analysis. Key responsibilities include leveraging agentic AI and automation to modernize systems and eliminate technical debt. Required skills include extensive experience in software engineering, distributed systems design, and public cloud technologies. Preferred qualifications include proficiency in Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Swift, along with specific knowledge of payment standards like PCI-DSS and advanced interactive AI tooling for enhanced developer productivity.

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Skills

Distributed Systems Public Cloud Java Python Go JavaScript TypeScript Swift AI Machine Learning PCI-DSS Automation

What you'll do

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision across multiple domains and mission-critical platforms.
Propose practical and operational solutions to complex problems that ensure high performance and reliability.
Partner with executive leaders to set direction for strategic investments and high-leverage technical decisions.
Accelerate the delivery of modernized systems by deploying reusable agentic AI patterns across engineering teams.
Improve technical design quality by identifying and removing technical debt and customer experience friction.
Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics like performance, scalability, and operability.
Mentor individuals and coach organizations to elevate technical acumen across business and product groups.
Provide hands-on technical contributions including code, blog posts, and root cause analyses to share knowledge.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
At least 9 years of experience in software engineering.
At least 7 years of experience designing distributed systems.
At least 7 years of experience with public cloud technologies.
10+ years of professional experience coding in languages such as Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
10+ years of experience in the full lifecycle of system development from conception through production operation.
7+ years of experience with systems meeting high performance and resiliency requirements.
Experience with payments, money movement, and related standards like PCI-DSS.

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