Distinguished Engineer

As a Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, you will be part of a community of technical experts working to define the future of banking in the cloud. We are seeking a hands‑on, founder‑style platform leader to join our team. This organization powers how Capital One delivers real‑time, personalized, and responsible customer experiences at national scale, across mobile, web, email, messaging, and beyond.

You will set the technical direction, rapidly prototype, and collaborate to deliver compliant and customer‑safe experiences at scale. In this role, you will primarily be working with multimedia Content Storage and Content Authoring teams within the Marketing & Messaging organization. You will be responsible for defining the future of our content ecosystems, integrating AI to empower marketers, and partnering closely with Line of Business (LoB), product and core AI teams.

What You’ll Do Architect at Scale: Own the end‑to‑end architecture for content generation, storage and retrieval across all our properties (site, emails, messages, etc.) enabled by AI. Drive the CMS/DAM Evolution: Lead the technical strategy for the next generation of CMS (CaaS 2.0) and Enterprise DAM. Drive the initiative to deprecate legacy systems like WCM/Bloomreach, architect vendor‑agnostic solutions, and support seamless integration with the Discover stack while avoiding expensive, multi‑year migrations.

Build Automations: Implement automations across various workflows in content storage and generation to avoid expensive migrations and establish engineering standards. Vendor strategy: Help drive decision making around vendor strategy for build vs. buy. Cross‑Functional Leadership & Mentorship Act as the technical leader for engineering teams (CMS, DAM, Content Authoring) in the content domain.

Help Senior/Lead ICs and other developers grow by providing them with ample scope and guiding them through complex technical challenges. Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree. At least 7 years of experience in general software engineering and solution architecture.

At least 5 years proven track record of 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. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field. 7+ years of experience coding with commonly used languages such as Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift. 5+ years of experience in modern cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices architecture, real‑time data streaming (e.g., Kafka), and applied machine learning. 2+ years of experience in regulated domains to partner closely with Risk, Legal, and Compliance to ensure deterministic controls for regulated workflows. 2+ years of demonstrated ability to drive widespread adoption and standardization of platforms in the enterprise, leading to increased efficiency, reduced operational cost, and mitigation of vendor lock‑in.

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position. McLean, VA: $269,100 – $307,200 for Distinguished Engineer New York, NY: $293,600 – $335,100 for Distinguished Engineer Richmond, VA: $244,700 – $279,200 for Distinguished Engineer San Francisco, CA: $293,600 – $335,100 for Distinguished Engineer San Jose, CA: $293,600 – $335,100 for Distinguished Engineer Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well‑being. Capital One is an equal‑opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr