Capital One
Data Engineer 4
$179K–$225K
Wilmington, DE +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- Wilmington, DE
McLean, VA - Experience
- At least 4 years in application development; 2 years each in distributed data, SQL, a programming language, and data pipeline design and development; 1 year in data modeling and end-to-end data solutions. Preferred experience ranges from 2+ to 7+ years, depending on area.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering).
- Visa sponsorship
- Will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or offer immigration-related support for this position.
About the job
Designs, builds, and operates scalable, secure cloud data pipelines and platforms, while setting engineering patterns and collaborating across teams to deliver data solutions.
What you'll do
- Design, build, test, implement, and support cloud data solutions, pipelines, and platforms.
- Establish data engineering design patterns and security controls, and ensure scalability, resilience, and operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with Agile teams and stakeholders, communicate technical outcomes, and mentor members of the data community.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
- At least 4 years of application development experience (internship experience does not apply).
- At least 2 years of experience in distributed data, SQL, one of Python, Java, or Scala, and data pipeline design and development.
- At least 1 year of experience in data modeling and end-to-end data solutions using relational and non-relational database systems.
Nice to have
- 7+ years of application development experience with proficiency in Python, SQL, Scala, or Java.
- Experience in public cloud data workloads, distributed processing, streaming pipelines, data observability or orchestration, NoSQL, data warehousing, Agile development, or reusable data products.
Pay
$197,300 - $225,100 USD base salary; $179,400 - $204,700 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Spark, Databricks, Snowflake, SQL, Java, Scala, AWS
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