Staff Engineer

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: McLean, VAPlano, TXRichmond, VA
Salary: $269,100–$307,200 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $208k

This role $288k

$151k most similar roles pay here $324k

This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $182,500–$233,137 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $288k versus about $208k 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 1744 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 948 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Engineer

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Staff Engineer joins the HR Tech Growing team to lead the technical vision for next-generation reusable platform capabilities, microservices, and mfe architecture. This role focuses on transitioning monolithic systems into event-driven platforms while building intelligent co-pilots and autonomous agentic frameworks to support Intent-Driven Development. The engineer will decompose complex problems into operational solutions, ensure quality in technical design, and serve as an authoritative expert on performance, scalability, and operability. Key responsibilities include mentoring engineers, establishing API standards, and creating technical content like code samples and blog posts. Required skills include experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud), data architecture, and various programming languages such as Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, and Scala. The role addresses the challenge of modernizing internal talent journey systems through advanced technical innovation and strategic architectural leadership.

What does a Engineer earn in Texas?

Median $185000 from 39 postings across 15 companies.

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Skills

micro-services AWS Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform Python Go Java JavaScript TypeScript Rust C# Scala Machine Learning HPC SPA Frameworks

What you'll do

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your specific domain.
Decompose complex problems into practical, operational solutions while ensuring high quality of design and implementation.
Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics like performance, scalability, and operability.
Drive the modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms.
Collaborate with leadership to define long-term platform strategies and API standards.
Mentor engineers and coach the community to strengthen technical expertise and knowledge sharing.
Build intelligent co-pilots and autonomous agentic frameworks to enhance the user experience.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
At least 7 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
At least 7 years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns.
At least 7 years of experience in cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
At least 7 years of experience in data architecture.
Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering (preferred).
10+ years of experience in web technologies, distributed HPC/ML systems, and various programming languages (preferred).
8+ years of experience with database management, public cloud platforms, and networking protocols (preferred).

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