Staff Data Engineer - (Director, IC - Card Tech)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 9, 2026. Capital One scores B on the Alion truth index.
As a Staff Data Engineer at Capital One, you will be part of a community of technical experts working to define the future of data platforms and banking in the cloud. You will work alongside our talented team of data engineers, data scientists, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders. Our Staff Data Engineers are leading experts in their domains, helping devise practical, scalable and reusable data solutions to complex problems. You will drive innovation at multiple levels, helping optimize business outcomes while delivering strong data and technology solutions.
At Capital One, we believe diversity of thought strengthens our ability to influence, collaborate and provide the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries. You will promote a culture of engineering excellence and strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed. You will lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Capital One Tech, mentoring engineers and actively recruiting to keep building our community.
Staff Data Engineers are expected to lead through technical contribution. You will operate as a trusted advisor for our key data technologies, platforms and capability domains, creating clear and concise communications, code samples, blog posts and other materials to share knowledge both inside and outside the organization. You will specialize in a particular subject area, but your input and impact will be sought and expected throughout the organization.
What You’ll Do:
- Build awareness, increase knowledge and drive adoption of modern technologies, sharing consumer and engineering benefits to gain buy-in
- Strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where others’ ideas can be heard and championed; leverage expertise to grow skills in the broader Capital One team
- Promote a culture of engineering excellence, using opportunities to reuse and innersource solutions where possible
- Effectively communicate with and influence key stakeholders across the enterprise, at all levels of the organization
- Operate as a trusted advisor for a specific technology, platform or capability domain, helping to shape use cases and implementation in a unified manner
- Lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Tech, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting external talent to bolster Capital One’s Tech talent
- Drive the strategic direction of the data engineering practice by continuously researching and assessing emerging trends in data, AI, and engineering, and developing a roadmap to integrate relevant innovations into the overall data platform
- Lead strategic alignment and integration decisions across multiple data systems and business units, championing a unified data architecture that supports seamless, scalable, and governed data flow across the organization
- Own the creation, management, and socialization of data strategy artifacts, ensuring comprehensive documentation is available to inform and guide enterprise-level decisions and initiatives (e.g., data governance policies, architecture blueprints, data product roadmaps)
- Serve as a technical "force-multiplier," independently owning the end-to-end design and coding of critical data projects while influencing architectural standards and mentoring junior engineers to scale the team's capabilities and output
This role is designated as a hybrid position. You are expected to adhere to Capital One's hybrid policy regarding required on-site presence at your designated office location.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering)
- At least 7 years of experience in data engineering
- At least 3 years of experience in data architecture
- At least 2 years of experience building applications in AWS
- At least 5 years of experience programming with at least one of the following languages: Python, Java, or Scala
- At least 5 years of experience designing and developing data pipelines
- At least 3 years of experience in data modeling and designing end-to-end data solutions using both relational and non-relational database systems
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in data engineering
- 6+ years of data modeling experience
- 2+ years of experience with ontology standards for defining a domain
- 1+ year of experience deploying machine learning models
- 10+ years of experience in application development with demonstrated proficiency in Python, SQL, Scala, or Java
- 7+ years of hands-on experience designing, deploying and operating data workloads in at least one public cloud environment (AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud)
- 6+ years of experience building or supporting distributed data or compute workloads using tools such as EMR, Spark, Glue, or Databricks
- 6+ years of experience designing, implementing, and operating real-time or streaming data pipelines
- 4+ years of experience working on data observability (e.g., Monte Carlo, Splunk) or data orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Dagster)
- 6+ years of experience with unstructured/semistructured data using NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB)
- 6+ years of experience designing and supporting data warehousing solutions (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift)
- 4+ years of experience working in an Agile development environment
- 4+ years of experience developing user-centric reusable data products
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.
McLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Staff Data EngineerRichmond, VA: $244,700 - $279,200 for Staff Data EngineerCandidates 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 [email protected]. 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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