Distinguished Engineer – Card Modernization

Capital One

Distinguished Engineer providing thought leadership and mentoring at Capital One. Specialized in defining technical visions and solutions in cloud banking and engineering excellence.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $244,700 - $307,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsGoJavaJavaScriptPythonSwiftTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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
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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field (Preferred)
10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages (Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift) (Preferred)
8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development (Preferred)
3+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies (Preferred)
Experience modernizing legacy technologies (Preferred)
Experience designing high performance, scalable, and resilient cloud distributed systems (AWS) (Preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringsolution architectureenterprise architecturedesign patternsJavaPythonGoJavaScriptTypeScriptSwift

Soft Skills

technical visionproblem decompositionquality assurancementorshipcommunity engagementtime management

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeMaster's Degree in Computer Science