Staff Software Engineer

Capital One Financial

Confirmed live today High trust

Quick summary

Work type: On-site
Location: Plano, TX
Salary: $244,700–$279,200 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $216k

This role $262k

$164k most similar roles pay here $292k

This role pays more than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $186,597–$244,687 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $262k versus about $216k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

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 1554 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 796 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Capital One Financial

At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

Role Posting Log in to save

Staff Software Engineer As a Staff Software Engineer, you will join a team of technical experts to drive innovation and solve complex problems within the banking sector. You will serve as a trusted advisor and force-multiplier, decomposing complex issues into practical solutions while ensuring high standards for performance, scalability, and operability. Your daily work involves modernizing monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms, defining long-term platform strategies, and establishing API standards. You will also mentor engineers, lead cross-divisional projects, and create technical content to share knowledge. The role requires expertise in software engineering, solution architecture, and data architecture within cloud environments like AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud. Required skills include proficiency in languages such as Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala, alongside experience with web technologies and distributed HPC and ML systems.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Texas?

Median $174200 from 133 postings across 36 companies.

See salary data

Skills

AWS Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform Go Java JavaScript TypeScript Python Rust C# Scala Distributed Systems Machine Learning Networking Protocols

What you'll do

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your specific domain.
Decompose complex problems into practical, operational solutions while ensuring high quality of design and implementation.
Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics like performance, scalability, and operability.
Drive the modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms.
Collaborate with leadership to define long-term platform strategies and API standards.
Mentor engineers and coach the technical community to strengthen their expertise and skills.
Create technical documentation, code samples, and blog posts to share knowledge internally and externally.
Lead cross-divisional projects that promote technological best practices and infrastructure 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, and cloud computing (preferred).
10+ years of professional experience coding in languages like Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala (preferred).

Save