Capital One
Data Engineer 5
$230K–$286K
New York, NY +2 · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
McLean, VA
Cambridge, MA - Experience
- At least 6 years in application development; at least 4 years in distributed data, SQL, programming with Python, Java, or Scala, and data pipeline design and development; at least 2 years in data modeling and end-to-end solutions using relational and non-relational systems. Preferred: 8+ years in data engineering and additional experience ranging from 3+ to 5+ years in specified areas.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field; preferred Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
About the job
Designs and leads scalable cloud data pipelines, platforms, and applications, while making architectural decisions and mentoring engineers.
What you'll do
- Design, build, test, implement, and support cloud-first data solutions and scalable data pipelines.
- Lead data initiatives and make architectural and platform decisions based on technical and business needs.
- Establish data engineering patterns, communicate outcomes, and mentor engineers and peers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
- At least 6 years of application development experience (internship experience does not apply).
- At least 4 years of experience in distributed data, SQL, programming with Python, Java, or Scala, and designing and developing data pipelines.
- At least 2 years of experience in data modeling and end-to-end data solutions using relational and non-relational database systems.
Nice to have
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience with AWS, distributed data workloads, streaming pipelines, NoSQL databases, data warehousing, Agile, reusable data products, or observability and orchestration tools.
Pay
$229,900 - $262,400 USD base salary (Cambridge, MA); $229,900 - $262,400 USD base salary (McLean, VA); $250,800 - $286,200 USD base salary (New York, NY)
Tools
Python, Spark, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, EMR, Glue, Airflow
AI focus
Evolve data platform capabilities for the AI world; no specific AI development tasks are stated.
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