Staff Engineer - Global Payments Network

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NYMcLean, VAPlano, TXRiverwoods, IL
Salary: $269,100–$307,200 / 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

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This role $288k

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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 Payments Network

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Staff Engineer - Global Payments Network joins the Global Payment Network team to build and operate mission-critical systems for domestic and international money movement. This role involves designing high-volume, low-latency, and resilient distributed infrastructure while modernizing the Digital Payments platform and developing new capabilities. You will serve as a technical expert and trusted advisor, decomposing complex problems into practical solutions, ensuring quality in design and implementation, and advocating for non-functional system characteristics like scalability and performance. The role requires proficiency in Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Swift, along with experience in cloud technologies and interactive AI tooling such as Claude Code and Windsurf. You will mentor others, share knowledge through code samples and blog posts, and drive technical innovation to solve complex problems within the high-volume payment processing domain.

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Skills

Java Python Go JavaScript TypeScript Swift Claude Code Windsurf

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.
Drive innovation by balancing business outcomes with high-quality technical solutions.
Lead the development of new capabilities and modernization of cloud-native platforms.

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.
Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity beyond basic code completion.
Capital One may sponsor a new qualified applicant for employment authorization.

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