Distinguished Software Data Engineer

Capital One • San Jose, CA

18h

About The Position

Distinguished Software Data Engineer As a Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, you will be a part of a community of technical experts working to define the future of banking in the cloud. You will work alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders. Our Distinguished Engineers are leading experts in their domains, helping devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems. You will drive innovation at multiple levels, helping optimize business outcomes while driving towards strong technology solutions. At Capital One, we believe diversity of thought strengthens our ability to influence, collaborate and provide the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries. You will promote a culture of engineering excellence, and strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed. You will lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Capital One Tech, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting to keep building our community. Distinguished Engineers are individual contributors who strive to be diverse in thought so we holistically visualize the problem space. At Capital One, we believe diversity of thought strengthens our ability to influence, collaborate and provide the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries. Distinguished Engineers will significantly impact our trajectory and devise clear roadmaps to deliver next generation technology solutions. You will operate as a trusted advisor for our key technologies, platforms and capability domains, creating clear and concise communications, code samples, blog posts and other material to share knowledge both inside and outside the organization. You will specialize in a particular subject area, but your input and impact will be sought and expected throughout the organization. We expect our Distinguished Engineers to be Deep technical experts and thought leaders that help accelerate adoption of the very best engineering practices, while maintaining knowledge on industry innovations, trends and practices. Visionaries who challenge the status quo, collaborating on Capital One’s toughest issues, to deliver on business needs that directly impact the lives of our customers and associates. Role models and mentors, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community. Evangelists, both internally and externally, helping to elevate the Distinguished Engineering community and establish themselves as a go-to resource on given technologies and technology-enabled In this role, you will work with our Enterprise Data Platform team to drive design and architecture of Capital One’s mission critical Data Platforms. You will define and execute a bold technical strategy for a unified Data Product architecture, engineering high-scale solutions for standardized, well-governed data creation that serves as the bedrock for enterprise-wide AI readiness. By modernizing our foundational Business Data Catalog, you will transform how the organization discovers and consumes data, turning fragmented datasets into high-fidelity, machine-ready assets. You will act as the bridge between deep engineering and business impact, to institutionalize and drive the adoption of rigorous data standardization practices, ensuring that our data consumption layer becomes a competitive engine that enables the enterprise to innovate with speed and precision. You are a visionary builder who balances high-level architecture with "hands-on-keyboard" execution, designing resilient, multi-tenant distributed systems and event-driven patterns that redefine enterprise scale. As the authoritative expert in data consumption, you don't just advise—you build the proof-of-concepts and exploratory analyses that bridge the gap between abstract tech strategy and mission-critical, production-grade solutions. Beyond the code, you are a catalyst for growth, mentoring the next generation of world-class engineers and championing a culture of inclusive excellence and inner-sourcing. You command the technical depth to influence executive strategy and the hands-on credibility to lead the enterprise-wide shift toward modern, AI-ready technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 7 years of experience in data engineering
• At least 3 years of experience in data architecture
• At least 2 years of experience building applications in AWS

Nice To Haves

• Masters’ Degree
• 9+ years of experience in data engineering
• 3+ years of data modeling experience
• 2+ years of experience with ontology standards for defining a domain
• 2+ years of experience using Python, SQL or Scala
• 1+ year of experience deploying machine learning models
• 3+ years of experience implementing big data processing solutions on AWS

Responsibilities

• Drive design and architecture of Capital One’s mission critical Data Platforms.
• Define and execute a bold technical strategy for a unified Data Product architecture, engineering high-scale solutions for standardized, well-governed data creation that serves as the bedrock for enterprise-wide AI readiness.
• Transform how the organization discovers and consumes data, turning fragmented datasets into high-fidelity, machine-ready assets.
• Act as the bridge between deep engineering and business impact, to institutionalize and drive the adoption of rigorous data standardization practices
• Build the proof-of-concepts and exploratory analyses that bridge the gap between abstract tech strategy and mission-critical, production-grade solutions.
• Mentor the next generation of world-class engineers and champion a culture of inclusive excellence and inner-sourcing.
• Influence executive strategy and lead the enterprise-wide shift toward modern, AI-ready technologies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees