Staff Software Engineer

Microservices Architecture Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) Kubernetes & Docker Strong coding in Java/Python/Go/C#/TypeScript API Design Mentoring Engineers Team Ownership & Delivery: Own technical success of your product area-accountable for architecture, quality, and delivery outcomes Embedded technical leader working in the code daily, not disconnected from implementation realities Drive team velocity and engineering excellence through hands-on leadership and clear technical direction Balance technical perfection with shipping pragmatism to deliver value consistently Outcome: Your team ships reliable features on schedule while maintaining sustainable engineering practices. Technical Leadership & Architecture: Lead architectural design for your team’s services and their interactions with broader platform Make critical technical decisions on implementation approaches, technology choices, and system design Establish team-level engineering standards while aligning with broader organizational practices Outcome: Well-architected services that scale efficiently and integrate seamlessly with platform ecosystem Hands-On Engineering: Write production code for complex features and critical system components (40%+ time allocation) Lead technical implementation of challenging projects through direct contribution Debug and resolve complex issues spanning multiple services and system boundaries Outcome: Unblock team progress while raising the bar for code quality and system design Technical Mentorship: Mentor mid-level and senior engineers through code reviews, pairing, and architecture discussions Elevate team’s technical skills through knowledge sharing and best practice adoption Guide engineers from senior to staff-level thinking and impact Outcome: Build stronger engineers while creating scalable team knowledge Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product managers and designers to shape technical approach to features Collaborate with other engineering teams on integration points and shared infrastructure Translate complex technical concepts for stakeholders at all levels Outcome: Aligned execution between product vision and technical implementation System Design & Quality: Design robust APIs and services that other teams can reliably build upon Drive technical initiatives that improve reliability, performance, and developer experience Champion engineering excellence through testing, monitoring, and operational practices Outcome: Systems that run reliably in production while being maintainable and extensible, Senior Staff Engineer, AI Compute (Remote Eligible) At Capital One, we are creating responsible and reliable AI systems, changing banking for good. For years, Capital One has been …

• 1 day ago, Staff AI Engineer (Remote Eligible) At Capital One, we are creating responsible and reliable AI systems, changing banking for good. For years, Capital One has been an industry lead…
• 2 days ago +

8+ years Software Engineering 3+ years Technical Leadership, 8+ years software engineering experience with strong distributed systems background 3+ years technical leadership experience influencing team technical direction Proven track record of delivering complex projects from design through production Experience with high-scale systems or regulated environments preferred Key Skills:

• Distributed systems design and implementation

• Technical leadership and mentorship

• API design and service architecture

• Performance analysis and optimization

• Code quality and testing strategies

• Cross-functional collaboration

• Technical project leadership

Technologies/Tools:

• Languages: Expert in 2+ of: C#, Java, Python, Go, TypeScript/JavaScript

• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS/GCP/Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm

• Data Systems: SQL, NoSQL, Kafka/Kinesis, Elasticsearch

• Observability: Distributed tracing, metrics, logging (Datadog, Prometheus, Cloudwatch)

• Practices: CI/CD, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, Test-Driven Development, Integration Testing, Performance Testing

• Architecture: Microservices, event-driven architecture, API gateways, service mesh, data mesh

• Security: OAuth/OIDC, encryption at rest/transit, zero-trust principles