Distinguished Software Engineer

Capital One

Distinguished Software Engineer at Capital One driving innovation in cloud banking solutions. Leading technical teams, mentoring talent, and implementing operational solutions across domains.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timePlano • California, New York, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $244,700 - $335,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaNode.jsPython

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, 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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree
At least 7 years of software engineering or software development experience
At least 5 years of public cloud experience (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
10+ years of experience in security engineering and architecture
10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go, Node
8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support
3+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies (AWS)
Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Capital One offers a 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 engineeringsoftware developmentpublic cloudsecurity engineeringsecurity architectureJavaPythonGoNodesystem development lifecycle

Soft Skills

technical visionproblem decompositionquality assurancementorshipcommunity engagementproject managementtime managementcoachingleadershipcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeMaster's Degree in Computer Science