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Director, Distinguished Engineer (Card TECH)

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Director, Distinguished Engineer (Card TECH)

full-timePosted: Jan 14, 2026

Job Description

Overview

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.In this role, you will work with our Platform Engineering organization to provide AI-enabled tools for pipeline optimization and deterministic transformation capabilities that dramatically improve developer workflow, quality, and reliability.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 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

  • Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for embedding AI and automated code transformation into the developer lifecycle.

  • Decompose complex problems in CI/CD friction and technical debt into practical, operational, and scalable platform solutions.

  • Lead the productionization of capabilities that optimize the Inner and Outer Loop (CI/CD, deployment, and testing) and enable Shift-Left practices.

  • Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics, particularly performance, scalability, and observability of the engineering toolchain itself.

  • Drive innovation by experimenting with and delivering capabilities that utilize Deterministic Code Transformation and AI/ML for engineering workflows (e.g., Intelligent Test Selection).

  • Act as a role model and mentor within the tech community, coaching teams on modern reliability, platform engineering, and automation best practices.

  • Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.

  • At least 10 years of experience in Software Engineering and Solution Architecture for large-scale distributed systems.

  • At least 5 years of professional experience leveraging public cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud

  • At least 5 years of professional experience writing and delivering Proofs of Concept (POCs) for novel technologies or architectural patterns

  • At least 5 years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as AWS CDK or CloudFormation.

  • At least 5 years of professional experience driving the adoption of enterprise-level design patterns and best practices for software quality and reliability.

  • At least 5 years of hands-on professional experience coding in two or more of the following languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, or Go.

  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field

  • 10+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development

  • 10+ years of professional experience coding in languages like Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript.

  • 5+ years of experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines at scale using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Tekton.

  • Expertise with Policy-as-Code (PaC) technologies such as Open Policy Agent (OPA).

  • Experience with Abstract Syntax Trees (ASTs), static analysis tools, or other forms of programmatic code manipulation for automated refactoring.

  • Experience in MLOps or applying Artifical Intelligence or Machine Learning concepts to engineering challenges (e.g., anomaly detection, test optimization, intelligent testing).

  • Deep practical knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, chaos engineering, and advanced Observability tooling (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Tracing).

  • Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.









    Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at theCapital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.comCapital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

    Locations

    • McLean, Virginia, United States
    • Richmond, Virginia McLean, VirginiaMcLean

    Salary

    Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence

    80,000 - 135,000 USD / yearly

    * This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.

    Skills Required

    • Software engineeringintermediate
    • Solution architectureintermediate
    • Public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)intermediate
    • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)intermediate
    • CI/CD pipelinesintermediate
    • AI/ML for engineering workflowsintermediate
    • Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)intermediate

    Required Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field (experience)
    • At least 10 years of experience in Software Engineering and Solution Architecture for large-scale distributed systems (experience)
    • At least 5 years of professional experience leveraging public cloud platforms (experience)
    • At least 5 years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (experience)
    • At least 5 years of hands-on professional experience coding in Java, JavaScript, Python, or Go (experience)

    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
    • Lead the productionization of capabilities that optimize CI/CD and enable Shift-Left practices
    • Drive innovation by experimenting with Deterministic Code Transformation and AI/ML for engineering workflows

    Benefits

    • general: Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits
    • general: Support for total well-being

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    Director, Distinguished Engineer (Card TECH)

    full-timePosted: Jan 14, 2026

    Job Description

    Overview

    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.In this role, you will work with our Platform Engineering organization to provide AI-enabled tools for pipeline optimization and deterministic transformation capabilities that dramatically improve developer workflow, quality, and reliability.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 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

  • Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for embedding AI and automated code transformation into the developer lifecycle.

  • Decompose complex problems in CI/CD friction and technical debt into practical, operational, and scalable platform solutions.

  • Lead the productionization of capabilities that optimize the Inner and Outer Loop (CI/CD, deployment, and testing) and enable Shift-Left practices.

  • Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics, particularly performance, scalability, and observability of the engineering toolchain itself.

  • Drive innovation by experimenting with and delivering capabilities that utilize Deterministic Code Transformation and AI/ML for engineering workflows (e.g., Intelligent Test Selection).

  • Act as a role model and mentor within the tech community, coaching teams on modern reliability, platform engineering, and automation best practices.

  • Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.

  • At least 10 years of experience in Software Engineering and Solution Architecture for large-scale distributed systems.

  • At least 5 years of professional experience leveraging public cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud

  • At least 5 years of professional experience writing and delivering Proofs of Concept (POCs) for novel technologies or architectural patterns

  • At least 5 years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as AWS CDK or CloudFormation.

  • At least 5 years of professional experience driving the adoption of enterprise-level design patterns and best practices for software quality and reliability.

  • At least 5 years of hands-on professional experience coding in two or more of the following languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, or Go.

  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field

  • 10+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development

  • 10+ years of professional experience coding in languages like Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript.

  • 5+ years of experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines at scale using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Tekton.

  • Expertise with Policy-as-Code (PaC) technologies such as Open Policy Agent (OPA).

  • Experience with Abstract Syntax Trees (ASTs), static analysis tools, or other forms of programmatic code manipulation for automated refactoring.

  • Experience in MLOps or applying Artifical Intelligence or Machine Learning concepts to engineering challenges (e.g., anomaly detection, test optimization, intelligent testing).

  • Deep practical knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, chaos engineering, and advanced Observability tooling (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Tracing).

  • Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.









    Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at theCapital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.comCapital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

    Locations

    • McLean, Virginia, United States
    • Richmond, Virginia McLean, VirginiaMcLean

    Salary

    Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence

    80,000 - 135,000 USD / yearly

    * This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.

    Skills Required

    • Software engineeringintermediate
    • Solution architectureintermediate
    • Public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)intermediate
    • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)intermediate
    • CI/CD pipelinesintermediate
    • AI/ML for engineering workflowsintermediate
    • Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)intermediate

    Required Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field (experience)
    • At least 10 years of experience in Software Engineering and Solution Architecture for large-scale distributed systems (experience)
    • At least 5 years of professional experience leveraging public cloud platforms (experience)
    • At least 5 years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (experience)
    • At least 5 years of hands-on professional experience coding in Java, JavaScript, Python, or Go (experience)

    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
    • Lead the productionization of capabilities that optimize CI/CD and enable Shift-Left practices
    • Drive innovation by experimenting with Deterministic Code Transformation and AI/ML for engineering workflows

    Benefits

    • general: Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits
    • general: Support for total well-being

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