Senior Staff Software Engineer – Card Tech

Capital One

. Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for the domain .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $286,200 - $392,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in software engineering, solution architecture, and cloud computing, with a strong focus on mentoring and elevating technical teams. Proficient in modernizing systems into microservice architectures and ensuring high-quality technical design and implementation.

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Software EngineeringSolution ArchitectureCloud ComputingMicroservice ArchitectureMentoring Engineers

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Hard Skills

GoJavaJavaScriptTypeScriptPythonRustC#ScalaDatabase ManagementAI Coding Tools

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationProblem SolvingTime ManagementLeadership

Tools & Technologies

AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudCloud-Based Productivity ToolsVirtualization Technologies

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer ScienceMaster's Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Industry Keywords

Enterprise ArchitectureDesign PatternsDistributed SystemsNetworking ProtocolsHPCML Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsJavaJavaScriptPythonRustScalaTypeScriptGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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 performance, scalability, and operability
Continue learning and inject advanced technical knowledge into the engineering community
Handle several projects simultaneously and balance time to maximize impact
Mentor and coach engineers and strengthen technical expertise across engineering and product communities
Modernize monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms
Collaborate with senior engineering and architecture leaders on long-term platform strategy and API standards
Provide deep, hands-on technical contribution while mentoring and elevating peers and junior engineers
Lead cross-divisional projects promoting technological best practices and enhancements
Ship production-ready code using agentic development tools and rigorous, spec-driven design
Ensure AI-generated output is flawless, secure, and scalable
Attract top-tier technical talent and help build an AI-native engineering team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering)
At least 9 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture, enterprise architecture and design patterns, cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud), and data architecture
Preferred: Master's Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering
Preferred: 12+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture, enterprise architecture and design patterns, web technologies, distributed HPC and ML systems, cloud computing, and data architecture
Preferred: 12+ years of professional coding experience in commonly used languages such as Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala
Preferred: 10+ years of experience with databases and database management systems
Preferred: 12+ years of full system development lifecycle experience
Preferred: 7+ years of experience with public cloud platforms, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies
Preferred: 12+ years of experience with networking protocols and third-party distributed systems integration
Preferred: 7+ years mentoring senior engineers and driving professional development within technical teams
Preferred: 3+ years leading cross-domain architectural reviews or establishing coding and design standards
Expertise in the strategic application of agentic AI coding tools
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long-term incentives (LTI)
Comprehensive, competitive health, financial and other benefits supporting total well-being
Reasonable accommodations for applicants who require them