Engineer

Capital One

Distinguished Engineer defining cloud banking architecture and LLM strategy at Capital One. Driving technical standards, scalable platforms, engineering excellence, and talent development.

Posted 8/11/2026full-timeMcLean • California, Massachusetts, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $244,700 - $307,200 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in software engineering and solution architecture, with a strong focus on large-scale cloud platforms and LLM systems. Proven ability to mentor and lead technical teams while driving innovation and knowledge sharing within the technology community.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Software EngineeringSolution ArchitectureLarge-Scale Cloud PlatformsLLM SystemsNetworking

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Hard Skills

JavaPythonGoJavaScriptTypeScriptSwiftSystem Development LifecycleCloud TechnologiesBGPSD-WAN

Soft Skills

MentoringCoachingThought LeadershipCommunicationProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

Interactive AI ToolingModel GovernanceCloud NetworkingData Center Networking

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Industry Keywords

PerformanceScalabilityOperabilityTechnical VisionTechnical Design

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoJavaJavaScriptPythonSwiftTypeScript

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, operability, and other non-functional system characteristics
Continue learning and inject advanced technical knowledge into the community
Handle several projects simultaneously and balance time to maximize impact
Act as a role model and mentor within the technology community
Coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of engineering and product communities
Lead technical contribution and provide thought leadership across Capital One engineering teams
Advise on key technologies, platforms, and capability domains
Create communications, code samples, blog posts, and other materials to share knowledge internally and externally
Help develop next-generation talent and recruit technical talent

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree
At least 7 years of experience in general software engineering and solution architecture
At least 5 years of proven experience shipping large-scale platforms in the cloud
At least 3 years of hands-on experience with LLM systems, including RAG/embeddings, prompt/plan tooling, and model governance
10+ years of professional coding experience in commonly used languages such as Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Swift
8+ years of professional experience across the full system development lifecycle, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support
3+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies
8+ years of experience with networking, including BGP, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, cloud networking, and data center networking
Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion
Qualified applicants may be eligible for employment authorization sponsorship

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives (LTI)
Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being
Benefits eligibility varies based on full-time or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level
Reasonable accommodations for applicants who require them