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McLean, Virginia, United States
Onsite
As a Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, you will be a part of a community of technical experts working to define the future of banking in the cloud.
Capital One is seeking a Senior Distinguished Engineer to steward the technical strategy for our software delivery ecosystem. In this role, you will look across the enterprise to drive a singular mission: ensuring that the most secure and reliable path to production is also the easiest to use.
Role :
You will act as a strategic partner to the "One Pipeline" organization and the broader engineering community, helping 17,000+ developers deliver business value with speed and confidence. Your focus is on reducing cognitive load—abstracting away the complexity of building, testing, and running code so that our engineers can focus entirely on building great products.
As a Senior Distinguished Engineer, you are an individual contributor with enterprise-wide impact. You will define the future of how software is delivered at Capital One, validating your strategies through deep technical design and direct contribution to the foundational systems that set our standards. You will operate across organizational silos, integrating disparate technical requirements into a cohesive, elegant developer experience.
Shape the Delivery Ecosystem: Lead the architectural vision for a delivery experience that abstracts away complexity. You will drive the creation of "paved roads" that allow teams to move fast without needing to be infrastructure experts.
Enable Partner Teams: Partner with Developer Experience teams across the enterprise to ensure our delivery platforms unlock their initiatives. You will define the standards for how software flows from commit to production, maximizing developer velocity while enabling the safety and quality checks that other teams depend on.
Drive Strategic Decisions: Serve as a subject matter expert for the enterprise, guiding decisions on when to adopt industry standards versus building bespoke solutions. You will ensure our technical designs deliver tangible business value.
Build Foundational Systems: Validate architectural decisions by building the core components that teams depend on. You will contribute directly to the patterns and platforms that define our delivery experience.
Grow Technical Leaders: Mentor senior engineers and foster a culture where high-quality code and operational excellence are the defaults. You will attract top talent to Capital One and develop the next generation of technical leaders.
Capital One is open to hiring a Remote Employee for this opportunity
Bachelor’s Degree
At least 9 years of experience leading technical strategy for large-scale engineering organizations, with measurable improvements to developer productivity or delivery metrics.
At least 5 experience working with modern infrastructure and software delivery patterns to architect and optimize high-efficiency developer experiences
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
3+ years of experience in leading cross-functional platform adoption for 1,000+ engineers by aligning stakeholders across diverse business units
Proven track record of building technical consensus and driving tool adoption across independent engineering teams.
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
Remote (Regardless of Location): $286,200 - $326,700 for Sr Distinguished Engineer
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.
This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
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