Staff Software Engineer – Card Technology

Capital One

. Define the future of banking in the cloud as a technical expert .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $244,700 - $335,100 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in software engineering and solution architecture, with a strong focus on cloud computing, microservice architectures, and mentoring technical teams. Proven ability to lead modernization efforts and articulate a bold technical vision while ensuring high-quality design and implementation.

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Cloud ComputingMicroservice ArchitectureSoftware EngineeringSolution ArchitectureMentoring

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Hard Skills

GoJavaJavaScriptTypeScriptPythonRustC#ScalaDatabase ManagementAgentic AI Coding Tools

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationCommunicationProblem-SolvingCoaching

Tools & Technologies

AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudCloud-Based Productivity ToolsVirtualization Technologies

Industry Keywords

Enterprise ArchitectureDesign PatternsDistributed SystemsNetworking ProtocolsSystem Development Lifecycle

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsJavaJavaScriptPythonRustScalaTypeScriptGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the future of banking in the cloud as a technical expert
Architect target-state application architecture for Card Core Accounts and Transactions
Provide technical support to development teams
Build and improve highly available, scalable platforms for customer-facing applications
Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision
Decompose complex problems into practical, operational solutions
Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation
Advise on performance, scalability, operability, security, maintainability, and usability
Lead modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms
Collaborate with senior engineering and architecture leaders on long-term platform strategy and API standards
Handle multiple projects and maximize technical impact
Mentor engineers, coach the engineering and product community, and elevate peers' and junior engineers' skills
Lead cross-divisional projects promoting technological best practices and enhancements
Create communications, code samples, blog posts, and other knowledge-sharing materials
Continue learning and inject advanced technical knowledge into the engineering community

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
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization
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
12+ years of professional coding experience in commonly used languages such as Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, Scala
10+ years of experience with databases and database management systems
12+ years of professional experience across the full system development lifecycle
10+ years of experience with cloud-based productivity tools or virtualization technologies
12+ years of experience with networking protocols and integration with third-party distributed systems
7+ years of experience mentoring senior engineers and driving professional development within technical teams
3+ years of experience leading cross-domain architectural reviews or establishing coding and design standards
Expertise in the strategic application of agentic AI coding tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

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