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Lead Data Engineer

Capital One

Lead Data Engineer

full-timePosted: Jan 14, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative,inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who solve real problems and meet real customer needs.  We are seeking Data Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Lead Data Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One. What You’ll Do:
  • Collaborate with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in full-stack development tools and technologies

  • Work with a team of developers with deep experience in machine learning, distributed microservices, and full stack systems

  • Utilize programming languages like Java, Scala, Python and Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases and Cloud based data warehousing services such as Redshift and Snowflake

  • Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, and mentoring other members of the engineering community

  • Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment

  • Perform unit tests and conduct reviews with other team members to make sure your code is rigorously designed, elegantly coded, and effectively tuned for performance

  • Basic Qualifications: 
  • Bachelor’s Degree 

  • At least 4 years of experience in application development (Internship experience does not apply)

  • At least 2 years of experience in big data technologies 

  • At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • 7+ years of experience in application development including Python, SQL, Scala, or Java

  • 4+ years of experience with a public cloud (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

  • 4+ years experience with Distributed data/computing tools (MapReduce, Hadoop, Hive, EMR, Kafka, Spark, Gurobi, or MySQL)

  • 4+ year experience working on real-time data and streaming applications 

  • 4+ years of experience with NoSQL implementation (Mongo, Cassandra) 

  • 4+ years of data warehousing experience (Redshift or Snowflake) 

  • 4+ years of experience with UNIX/Linux including basic commands and shell scripting

  • 2+ years of experience with Agile engineering practices 

  • At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, or another type of work authorization).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
    • Plano, Texas, United States
    • Richmond, Virginia McLean, VirginiaNew York

    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

    • Javaintermediate
    • Scalaintermediate
    • Pythonintermediate
    • SQLintermediate
    • Sparkintermediate
    • Kafkaintermediate
    • Redshiftintermediate
    • Snowflakeintermediate
    • NoSQLintermediate
    • AWSintermediate
    • Agileintermediate

    Required Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s Degree (experience)
    • At least 4 years of experience in application development (experience)
    • At least 2 years of experience in big data technologies (experience)
    • At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (experience)
    • 7+ years of experience in Python, SQL, Scala, or Java (preferred) (experience)
    • 4+ years with public cloud (preferred) (experience)
    • 4+ years with distributed data tools (preferred) (experience)

    Responsibilities

    • Collaborate with Agile teams to design and develop solutions
    • Work with machine learning and distributed microservices
    • Utilize programming languages and cloud data warehousing
    • Perform unit tests and code reviews
    • Deliver cloud-based solutions for financial empowerment
    • Stay current with tech trends and mentor others

    Benefits

    • general: comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits

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    Lead Data Engineer

    Capital One

    Lead Data Engineer

    full-timePosted: Jan 14, 2026

    Job Description

    Overview

    Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative,inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who solve real problems and meet real customer needs.  We are seeking Data Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Lead Data Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One. What You’ll Do:
  • Collaborate with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in full-stack development tools and technologies

  • Work with a team of developers with deep experience in machine learning, distributed microservices, and full stack systems

  • Utilize programming languages like Java, Scala, Python and Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases and Cloud based data warehousing services such as Redshift and Snowflake

  • Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, and mentoring other members of the engineering community

  • Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment

  • Perform unit tests and conduct reviews with other team members to make sure your code is rigorously designed, elegantly coded, and effectively tuned for performance

  • Basic Qualifications: 
  • Bachelor’s Degree 

  • At least 4 years of experience in application development (Internship experience does not apply)

  • At least 2 years of experience in big data technologies 

  • At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • 7+ years of experience in application development including Python, SQL, Scala, or Java

  • 4+ years of experience with a public cloud (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

  • 4+ years experience with Distributed data/computing tools (MapReduce, Hadoop, Hive, EMR, Kafka, Spark, Gurobi, or MySQL)

  • 4+ year experience working on real-time data and streaming applications 

  • 4+ years of experience with NoSQL implementation (Mongo, Cassandra) 

  • 4+ years of data warehousing experience (Redshift or Snowflake) 

  • 4+ years of experience with UNIX/Linux including basic commands and shell scripting

  • 2+ years of experience with Agile engineering practices 

  • At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, or another type of work authorization).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
    • Plano, Texas, United States
    • Richmond, Virginia McLean, VirginiaNew York

    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

    • Javaintermediate
    • Scalaintermediate
    • Pythonintermediate
    • SQLintermediate
    • Sparkintermediate
    • Kafkaintermediate
    • Redshiftintermediate
    • Snowflakeintermediate
    • NoSQLintermediate
    • AWSintermediate
    • Agileintermediate

    Required Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s Degree (experience)
    • At least 4 years of experience in application development (experience)
    • At least 2 years of experience in big data technologies (experience)
    • At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (experience)
    • 7+ years of experience in Python, SQL, Scala, or Java (preferred) (experience)
    • 4+ years with public cloud (preferred) (experience)
    • 4+ years with distributed data tools (preferred) (experience)

    Responsibilities

    • Collaborate with Agile teams to design and develop solutions
    • Work with machine learning and distributed microservices
    • Utilize programming languages and cloud data warehousing
    • Perform unit tests and code reviews
    • Deliver cloud-based solutions for financial empowerment
    • Stay current with tech trends and mentor others

    Benefits

    • general: comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits

    Target Your Resume for "Lead Data Engineer" , Capital One

    Get personalized recommendations to optimize your resume specifically for Lead Data Engineer. Takes only 15 seconds!

    AI-powered keyword optimization
    Skills matching & gap analysis
    Experience alignment suggestions

    Check Your ATS Score for "Lead Data Engineer" , Capital One

    Find out how well your resume matches this job's requirements. Get comprehensive analysis including ATS compatibility, keyword matching, skill gaps, and personalized recommendations.

    ATS compatibility check
    Keyword optimization analysis
    Skill matching & gap identification
    Format & readability score
    Quiz Challenge

    Answer 10 quick questions to check your fit for Lead Data Engineer @ Capital One.

    10 Questions
    ~2 Minutes
    Instant Score

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