Job Description
Distinguished Engineer (Remote - Eligible)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 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.Our Mission in Risk TechnologyWe establish the foundational technology that allows Capital One to operate successfully in an uncertain environment. Our team is intelligent, engaged, and empowered, working together to deliver exceptional products that advance our shared goal: revolutionizing risk management through technology. We develop advanced, data-driven tools that leverage machine learning and AI capabilities to proactively prevent risks and automatically identify potential issues before they can harm our business, customers, or communities.Your Impact in This RoleYou will partner directly with the Anti-Money Laundering & Sanctions teams to architect intelligent, real-time risk management products, heavily utilizing cutting-edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence. Your responsibilities extend beyond merely executing on a set roadmap; you will be a visionary strategist. You will define and introduce modern technologies to solve critical problems, including those our stakeholders haven't yet envisioned. This is a hands-on technical role. You are expected to dive deep into the codebase, write high-quality production code, actively participate in complex system design reviews, and mentor engineers through practical, on-the-ground technical leadership.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.Key responsibilitiesArticulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for embedding AI and automated code transformation into the developer lifecycleDecompose complex problems into practical and operational solutionsEnsure the quality of technical design and implementationServe as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics, such as performance, scalability and operabilityContinue learning and injecting advanced technical knowledge into our communityHandle several projects simultaneously, balancing your time to maximize impactAct 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 communityEnsure Code is of the highest quality & standard while being an active contributor and reviewer on critical repos of the applicationDevelop full-stack applications with a product engineering mindset, spanning frontend and backend ecosystems that balance simplicity with flexibilityCapital One is open to hiring a Remote Employee for this opportunity.Basic QualificationsBachelor's DegreeAt least 7 years of experience in Software engineering and solution architectureAt least 7 years of experience in Enterprise architecture and design patternsAt least 5 years of experience in Cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)At least 5 years of experience in Data architecture including Event Driven and Real-Time architecturesPreferred QualificationsBachelors' or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field10+ years of experience in Software Engineering and solution architecture10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift, etc.8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production sup