Senior Staff Software Engineer, Card Tech

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Francisco, CAMcLean, VARichmond, VAChicago, ILNew York, NY
Salary: $286,200–$326,700 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 5 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 $217k

This role $306k

$153k most similar roles pay here $345k

This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $185,616–$249,062 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $306k versus about $217k 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 936 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 933 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Software Engineer, Card Tech

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Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Card Tech joins the Card Tech team as a technical expert and player-coach to redefine software development speed and quality. This role involves decomposing complex problems into operational solutions, modernizing monolithic systems into microservice architectures, and establishing API standards while mentoring engineers to become AI-native builders. The position requires high-level expertise in software engineering, solution architecture, and cloud computing across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud platforms. Key technical requirements include experience with data architecture, networking protocols, and distributed HPC and ML systems. Candidates should be proficient in languages such as Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala. The role focuses on leveraging agentic AI coding tools to solve systemic development challenges while ensuring that all produced outputs remain secure, scalable, and high-performing within the banking domain.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 777 postings across 68 companies.

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Skills

AWS Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform Python Go Java JavaScript TypeScript Rust C# Scala Machine Learning Distributed Systems API

What you'll do

Develop production-ready code and high-quality technical designs for complex systems.
Translate complex architectures into actionable specifications while ensuring performance, scalability, and operability.
Drive the modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms.
Leverage agentic AI tools to accelerate development and ensure high-quality, secure outputs.
Mentor engineers and serve as a technical "whisperer" to elevate the skills of the team.
Act as a trusted advisor by creating code samples, blog posts, and documentation for internal and external audiences.
Define long-term platform strategies and API standards in collaboration with senior leadership.
Lead cross-divisional projects to promote engineering excellence and technical best practices.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
At least 9 years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, enterprise architecture, cloud computing, and data architecture.
Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering (preferred).
12+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, enterprise architecture, and data architecture (preferred).
12+ years of professional experience coding in languages such as Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala (preferred).
10+ years of experience with database and database management systems (preferred).
12+ years of experience in the full lifecycle of system development (preferred).
7+ years of experience with public cloud platforms, networking protocols, or mentoring senior engineers (preferred).

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