Staff Engineer

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: McLean, VAChicago, IL
Salary: $244,700–$279,200 / yr
Posted: 10 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $200k

This role $262k

$146k most similar roles pay here $293k

This role pays more than 92% of similar roles. Most pay $175,326–$224,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $262k versus about $200k 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 · Staff Engineer

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Staff Engineer As a Staff 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 the quality of technical design and implementation. You will serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics like performance, scalability, and operability while mentoring others and sharing knowledge through code samples and blog posts. The role requires expertise in enterprise architecture, design patterns, and full lifecycle system development. You will utilize technologies including Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift, and public or private cloud platforms. Additionally, you will leverage interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity while solving complex technical challenges within the banking domain.

What does a Engineer earn?

Median $185000 from 249 postings across 48 companies.

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Skills

Java Python Go JavaScript TypeScript Swift Enterprise Architecture Design Patterns Machine Learning

What you'll do

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your specific domain.
Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions.
Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation across the organization.
Serve as an authoritative expert on performance, scalability, and operability.
Mentor and coach engineers to strengthen their technical expertise and know-how.
Create code samples, blog posts, and other materials to share knowledge internally and externally.
Act as a trusted advisor for key technologies, platforms, and capability domains.

What we're looking for

At least 7 years of experience in General software.
At least 7 years of experience in Enterprise architecture and design patterns.
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field (preferred).
10+ years of experience in specified fields (preferred).
10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift, etc. (preferred).
8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development (preferred).
3+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies; and experience leveraging interactive AI tooling (preferred).

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