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# Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Card Tech

- **Company:** Capital One Financial Corporation
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $286,200.0 - $326,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, TypeScript, Caching, Swift (Programming Language), Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Graphql, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Grpc, Docker, Golang
- **Published:** September 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.capitalonecareers.com/job/san-francisco/sr-staff-software-engineer-card-tech/1732/100045810640

## About the Role

This leader must have the ability to attract top-tier talent and the technical "whisperer" skills to ensure AI-generated output is flawless, secure, and scalable. Success requires an innovative mind, a proven track record of delivering next-generation products, and a passion for AI-native execution. You are a master of technical specifications who can translate complex architectures into simple, actionable reality. If you are a high-agency leader ready to define the 100x engineer era and make a massive, visible impact on our company trajectory, this is your team., * Bachelor's Degree

 * At least 9 years of experience in software engineering
 * At least 9 years of experience designing distributed systems, backend architecture, and API platforms
 * At least 9 years of experience with public cloud technologies, * Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
 * 10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, Swift,
 * 10+ years of experience in event-driven systems and architecting scalable, fault-tolerant, highly-available services
 * 10+ years of experience in building high-performance API platforms and federated BFF architectures (GraphQL, REST, API gateways, gRPC, caching, and streaming).
 * 10+ years of experience with cloud-native engineering (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and automated deployment

## Description

As a Sr. Staff 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.

You will work alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders. Our Staff Engineers are leading experts in their domains, helping devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems. You will drive innovation at multiple levels, helping optimize business outcomes while driving towards strong 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 internal talent and actively recruiting to keep building our community.

Staff Engineers are expected to lead through technical contribution. You will operate as a trusted advisor for our key technologies, platforms and capability domains, creating clear and concise communications, code samples, blog posts and other material 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., * 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


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