Staff Software Engineer

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: McLean, VANew York, NY
Salary: $269,100–$307,200 / yr
Posted: 3 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 $221k

This role $288k

$161k most similar roles pay here $323k

This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $192,132–$249,062 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $288k versus about $221k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

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As a Staff Software Engineer, you will join a community of technical experts to define the future of banking in the cloud while collaborating with developers, machine learning experts, and product managers. You will serve as a trusted advisor and authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics like performance, scalability, and operability. Your daily responsibilities include decomposing complex problems into practical solutions, mentoring internal talent, and creating technical content such as code samples and blog posts to share knowledge across the organization. You will work cross-functionally with the Digital team to build brand-defining experiences for mobile apps and websites. The role requires expertise in software architecture, web technologies like JavaScript and TypeScript, mobile frameworks for iOS and Android, security engineering, data architecture, and cloud computing platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Virginia?

Median $211200 from 265 postings across 15 companies.

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Skills

JavaScript TypeScript Java Python Go Swift AWS Microsoft Azure Google Cloud iOS Android SPA Frameworks Security Engineering Data Architecture BGP Wi-Fi SD-WAN Cloud Networking Data Center Networking Enterprise Architecture

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 projects.
Act 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.
Develop brand-defining experiences for customers across mobile apps and websites.

What we're looking for

Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field (preferred).
At least 7 years of experience in general software engineering and solution architecture.
10+ years of professional experience coding in languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Swift (preferred).
8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development (preferred).
8+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies (preferred).
8+ years of experience with Networking including BGP, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, and Cloud/Data Center Networking (preferred).
Expertise in web technologies, mobile frameworks, security engineering, and data architecture.

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