Staff Engineer, Software Engineering

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: McLean, VANew York, NYCambridge, MA
Salary: $269,100–$307,200 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 60 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 2107 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 1107 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Engineer, Software Engineering

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As a Staff Engineer - Software Engineering, you will join a community of technical experts to define the future of banking in the cloud. Working alongside developers, machine learning experts, and product managers, you will drive innovation by decomposing complex problems into practical, operational solutions. You will lead the development of an AI-powered platform for end-to-end business process automation, providing real-time workflow observability and natural language data interactions. Your daily work involves handling high-order problems like multi-tenancy, right-time insights, and agentic patterns for finance business orchestration. You must possess expertise in Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Swift, alongside experience in AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and full ML development lifecycles. You will serve as a trusted advisor, mentoring talent and ensuring scalable, resilient system architecture.

Skills

Java Python Go JavaScript TypeScript Swift AWS Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Machine Learning AI Data Architecture SPA Frameworks Enterprise Architecture Design Patterns Cloud Computing Full ML Development Lifecycle

What you'll do

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your specific domain.
Decompose complex business problems into practical and operational technical solutions.
Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation across the organization.
Serve as an authoritative expert on performance, scalability, and operability.
Solve high-order problems including multi-tenancy, real-time insights, and agentic patterns.
Mentor and upskill senior engineering talent to foster a culture of technical excellence.
Create code samples, blog posts, and other materials to share knowledge internally and externally.
Define the modern technologies required to solve problems for stakeholders.

What we're looking for

At least 7 years of experience in general software engineering.
Experience in solution architecture, enterprise architecture, and design patterns.
Proficiency in web technologies including Javascript, TypeScript, and SPA frameworks.
Experience in the full ML development lifecycle using AI and ML frameworks.
Experience in cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud) and data architecture.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field (preferred).
10+ years of professional experience coding in languages like Java, Python, Go, or Swift (preferred).

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