Staff Software Engineer, Card Tech

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Francisco, CAMcLean, VARichmond, VAChicago, ILNew York, NY
Salary: $244,700–$279,200 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 6 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 $225k

This role $262k

$176k most similar roles pay here $290k

This role pays more than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $195,485–$254,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $262k versus about $225k 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 1743 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 947 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, Card Tech

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Staff Software Engineer - Card Tech joins the Card Tech team as a technical expert and player-coach focused on redefining software development speed and quality. This role involves driving innovation, mentoring engineers, and acting as a trusted advisor for key technologies while ensuring AI-generated outputs are secure and scalable. You will decompose complex problems into practical solutions, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and lead the modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms. The position requires expertise in software engineering, solution architecture, cloud computing across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, and data architecture. Preferred skills include proficiency in Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala, along with experience in distributed HPC and ML systems, networking protocols, and the strategic application of agentic AI coding tools to solve systemic development challenges.

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Skills

AWS Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Python Go Java JavaScript TypeScript Rust C# Scala Machine Learning HPC Distributed Systems

What you'll do

Develop production-ready code while mentoring team members to become elite AI-native builders.
Decompose complex problems into practical, operational solutions and high-quality technical designs.
Act as a subject matter expert on non-functional requirements 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.
Create technical documentation, code samples, and blog posts to share knowledge across the organization.
Leverage agentic AI coding tools to ensure software output is flawless, secure, and scalable.
Lead cross-divisional projects to promote engineering best practices and technical excellence.

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).
Expertise in the strategic application of agentic AI coding tools to solve systemic development challenges (preferred).

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