Capital One is looking for a Distinguished Engineer to join its Reliability Engineering community. In this role, you will be a part of a group of technical experts defining the future of banking in the cloud. You will architect high-performance infrastructure to simplify the developer experience, optimize spend through automation, and build a scalable, future-ready system that empowers the engineering community.

What You'll Do

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 of our engineering and product community.
Drive the strategic integration of cross-tool leverage points and position our API ecosystem to support emerging agentic AI use cases.
Establish seamless integration opportunities and ensure robust application resilience.
Promote a culture of engineering excellence and an inclusive environment.
Lead the way in creating next-generation talent, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor’s Degree.
At least 7 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
At least 7 years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns.

Nice to Have

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 experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns.
10+ years of professional experience coding in languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Swift.
8+ years of professional experience across the full system development lifecycle.
3+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies.
8+ years of experience with Networking (BGP, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, Cloud Networking and Data Center Networking).

Technical Stack

Languages: Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift
Infrastructure: Public or private cloud technologies
Networking: BGP, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, Cloud Networking, Data Center Networking

Team & Environment

You will be part of a community of technical experts, working alongside developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders.

Benefits & Compensation

A comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support total well-being.
Compensation ranges by location: McLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200; Plano, TX: $244,700 - $279,200; Richmond, VA: $244,700 - $279,200.

Work Mode

This is a local-city position open to candidates in McLean, VA, Plano, TX, and Richmond, VA.

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.