Sr. Distinguished Engineer

Capital One•McLean, VA

About The Position

As a Sr. 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 expected to lead through technical contribution. 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. About the team: In this role, you will work with our Client Platforms team to define and drive the technical vision for Capital One's web platform ecosystem. You will lead the architecture and standards for AI-native web delivery, guide the technical strategy for large-scale platform migrations, and establish engineering practices that elevate developer experience across hundreds of contributing engineers enterprise-wide. If you are ready to provide thought leadership and build engineering excellence across Capital One's engineering teams, come join us in our mission to change banking for good.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
At least 9 years of experience in Enterprise architecture and design patterns
Software engineering and solution architecture
Software specializations
Full ML development lifecycle using AI and ML frameworks
Designing and building distributed HPC andML systems
Mobile technology and frameworks (iOS, Android)
Web technologies (Javascript, TypeScript and SPA frameworks)
Network engineering and architecture
Data architecture
Cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
Advanced networking concepts in routing, switching and wi-fi
Cloud and software-defined networking
Security engineering and architecture

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
10+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture
10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift, etc.
10+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support
Experience leading technical strategy for large-scale web platforms serving millions of users
Deep expertise in modern web frameworks (React, Angular), design systems, web performance, and accessibility
Experience defining and driving engineering standards across distributed, inner source contributor models
Familiarity with AI-native development patterns, agentic tooling, or ML-assisted software delivery

Responsibilities

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain
Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions
Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation
Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics, such as performance, scalability and operability
Continue learning and injecting advanced technical knowledge into our community
Handle several projects simultaneously, balancing your time to maximize impact
Act as a role model and mentor within the tech community, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community
Define and drive the technical vision for Capital One’s web platform domain, spanning authenticated servicing, marketing/acquisition, and design system capabilities
Lead architectural decisions for large-scale platform integrations and migrations, ensuring long-term platform health while meeting delivery commitments
Establish AI-native development standards and practices for web platforms, including agentic tooling, machine-consumable architecture, and AI-assisted delivery workflows
Drive measurable improvement in developer experience and platform NPS across enterprise inner source contributors
Partner with product, design, and engineering leadership to align technical strategy with business priorities across lines of business