Staff Full-Stack Engineer
About The Position
As a Staff Engineer at Capital One, you will join a community of technical experts shaping the future of banking in the cloud. You will work alongside developers, machine learning experts, product managers, and people leaders to devise practical, reusable solutions to complex problems and drive innovation and strong technology outcomes. Staff Engineers lead through technical contribution and serve as trusted advisors for key technologies, platforms, and capability domains. You will promote engineering excellence, share knowledge through communications and technical materials, mentor and recruit engineers, and contribute your expertise across the organization. This position works with engineers and product managers to build a next-generation CI/CD platform that improves the developer experience for thousands of Capital One engineers and enables fast, secure software delivery. The role is designated hybrid and requires adherence to Capital One’s hybrid policy for on-site presence at the designated office location. The role is eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives. Capital One offers health, financial, and other benefits; eligibility varies by employment status and management level.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field, such as Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, or Engineering.
- 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, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
- At least 7 years of experience in data architecture.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns.
- 10+ years of experience with web technologies, including JavaScript, TypeScript, and SPA frameworks.
- Experience designing and building distributed HPC and ML systems.
- 10+ years of experience in cloud computing, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
- 10+ years of experience in data architecture.
- 10+ years of professional coding experience in commonly used languages such as Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala.
- 8+ years of experience with databases and database management systems.
- 10+ years of professional experience across the full system development lifecycle, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.
- 8+ years of experience with public cloud platforms, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
- 10+ years of experience with networking protocols and integration with third-party distributed systems.
- 5+ years of experience mentoring senior engineers and driving professional development within technical teams.
- 2+ years of experience leading cross-domain architectural reviews and establishing coding and design standards.
- Expertise in the strategic application of agentic AI coding tools to solve systemic development challenges.
Responsibilities
- Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for the 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, including performance, scalability, and operability.
- Continue learning and introduce advanced technical knowledge to the engineering community.
- Handle several projects simultaneously and balance time to maximize impact.
- Act as a role model and mentor, coaching and strengthening the technical expertise of engineering and product teams.
- Drive modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms.
- Collaborate with senior engineering and architecture leaders to define long-term platform strategy and API standards.
- Balance hands-on technical contribution and innovation with mentoring and developing peers and junior engineers.
- Lead cross-divisional projects that promote technological best practices and enhancements.
- Help build a next-generation CI/CD platform to improve developer experience and enable fast, secure software delivery.
- Share knowledge through clear communications, code samples, blog posts, and other materials.
- Actively recruit engineers and help build the Capital One Tech community.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being.
- Performance-based incentive compensation, potentially including cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
