Staff Engineer

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: McLean, VACambridge, MARichmond, VANew York, NY
Salary: $269,100–$307,200 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $185,300–$238,250 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $288k versus about $212k 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 1891 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 1020 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Engineer

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Staff Engineer joins the Enterprise Data Protection workstream to secure sensitive information by shaping the technology behind Turing, a centralized cloud-based platform for tokenizing Highly Sensitive Human Data. You will work with developers and machine learning experts to build and evolve mission-critical infrastructure, resilient multi-language SDKs, and the Kanudo in-house caching platform. Key responsibilities include decomposing complex problems into operational solutions, driving the modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures, and establishing API standards. You will utilize Java, GoLang, Rust, Python, and Angular while leveraging expertise in AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. This role requires deep knowledge of data architecture, networking protocols, and distributed HPC and ML systems to ensure high performance, scalability, and operability across the enterprise.

What does a Engineer earn in New York?

Median $219000 from 45 postings across 16 companies.

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Skills

Java Go Rust Python Angular JavaScript TypeScript AWS Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform Distributed Systems Machine Learning HPC Networking Protocols

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.
Drive the modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms.
Collaborate with senior leaders to define long-term platform strategy and API standards.
Mentor engineers and coach the technical community to strengthen their expertise.
Lead cross-divisional projects that promote technological best practices and enhancements.

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 software engineering, enterprise architecture, cloud computing, and data architecture (preferred).
10+ years of experience coding in Go, Java, JavaScript/Typescript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala (preferred).

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