Staff Engineer, Global Payment Network

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: McLean, VAPlano, TXHouston, TXRiverwoods, IL
Salary: $244,700–$279,200 / 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 $213k

This role $262k

$154k most similar roles pay here $293k

This role pays more than 87% of similar roles. Most pay $186,075–$240,437 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $262k versus about $213k 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 · Staff Engineer, Global Payment Network

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Staff Engineer (Global Payment Network) joins the Global Payment Network team to design, build, and operate mission-critical systems and infrastructure for domestic and international money movement. This role involves developing a high-volume, low-latency, and resilient distributed ecosystem while serving as a technical authority on non-functional characteristics like performance, scalability, and operability. You will decompose complex problems into practical solutions, mentor the engineering community, and advocate for a bold technical vision. The work focuses on building the backbone of global commerce within a cloud-native environment. Required skills include experience in software engineering, solution architecture, and networking technologies such as BGP, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, and Cloud Networking. Candidates should be proficient in languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Swift, while utilizing interactive AI tools to accelerate the development lifecycle across various platform domains.

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Skills

Java Python Go JavaScript TypeScript Swift BGP Wi-Fi SD-WAN Cloud Networking Data Center Networking Claude Code Windsurf AI Agents Software Engineering

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 systems.
Serve as an authoritative expert on performance, scalability, and operability.
Mentor and coach engineers to strengthen the technical expertise of the community.
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

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
At least 7 years of experience in General software.
At least 7 years of experience in Software engineering and solution architecture.
10+ years of professional experience coding in languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Swift.
8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development from conception through production support.
3+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies.
8+ years of experience with Networking including BGP, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, and Cloud/Data Center Networking.
Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity beyond basic code completion.

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