Capital One
Data Engineer 5
$209K–$286K
McLean, VA +3 · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
Richmond, VA
Chicago, IL
New York, NY - Experience
- At least 6 years in application development; 4 years in distributed data, SQL, programming with Python, Java, or Scala, and data pipeline development; 2 years in data modeling and end-to-end solutions. Preferred experience ranges from 3+ to 9+ years, depending on specialty.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field; Master's Degree preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
About the job
Build and lead scalable cloud data platforms, pipelines, and applications, making architectural decisions and mentoring data engineering peers.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and operate resilient data pipelines and cloud data solutions.
- Lead large-scale data initiatives and establish reusable engineering patterns.
- Mentor engineers and communicate technical decisions and outcomes to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
- At least 6 years of experience in application development (Internship experience does not apply).
- At least 4 years of experience in distributed data and at least 4 years with SQL.
- At least 4 years programming with Python, Java, or Scala; 4 years designing and developing data pipelines; and 2 years designing end-to-end solutions with relational and non-relational databases.
Nice to have
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience in public cloud data workloads, distributed processing, streaming pipelines, data observability/orchestration, NoSQL, or data warehousing.
Pay
$209,000 - $238,500 USD base salary (Chicago, IL); $229,900 - $262,400 USD base salary (McLean, VA); $250,800 - $286,200 USD base salary (New York, NY); $209,000 - $238,500 USD base salary (Richmond, VA)
Tools
Python, Spark, SQL, Java, Scala, Databricks, Snowflake, Airflow
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