Capital One
Data Engineer 5
$209K–$286K
McLean, VA +3 · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
Richmond, VA
Plano, TX
New York, NY - Experience
- 6 years of application development; 4 years each in distributed data, SQL, programming with Python, Java, or Scala, and data pipeline design and development; 2 years in data modeling and end-to-end data solutions. Preferred experience includes 8+ years in data engineering and other ranges specified in the posting.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field; a Master’s Degree is preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
About the job
Leads the design, development, and operation of scalable cloud data platforms and pipelines, while guiding technical decisions and mentoring data engineering peers.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and support scalable, resilient cloud data solutions, applications, and pipelines.
- Lead end-to-end data initiatives, establish engineering patterns, and evaluate platform choices against technical and business requirements.
- Collaborate across teams and communicate technical outcomes; mentor and develop peers and junior engineers.
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 data modeling and end-to-end data solution design using relational and non-relational database systems.
Nice to have
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience with public cloud, distributed data tools, streaming pipelines, observability or orchestration tools, NoSQL databases, data warehousing, Agile, or reusable data products.
Pay
$209,000 - $238,500 USD base salary (Plano, TX); $209,000 - $238,500 USD base salary (Richmond, VA); $250,800 - $286,200 USD base salary (New York, NY); $229,900 - $262,400 USD base salary (McLean, VA)
Tools
Python, Spark, Databricks, Snowflake, SQL, Java, Scala, Airflow
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