Capital One
Data Engineer 5
$209K–$238K
Wilmington, DE · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Experience
- At least 6 years in application development; 4 years in distributed data, SQL, programming with at least one of Python, Java, or Scala, and data pipeline design and development; 2 years in data modeling and end-to-end solutions. Preferred experience ranges from 3+ to 9+ years, depending on area.
- 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
Leads the design, development, and operation of scalable cloud data platforms and pipelines, while making architectural decisions and mentoring other engineers.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and support resilient data pipelines and cloud data solutions; establish engineering patterns for quality and reuse.
- Lead large-scale data initiatives and evaluate platform choices against technical and business needs.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams, communicate data outcomes, and mentor 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 designing data models and end-to-end solutions using relational and non-relational databases.
Nice to have
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience with public cloud data workloads, distributed data tools, streaming pipelines, observability or orchestration, NoSQL, data warehousing, Agile, or reusable data products.
Pay
$209,000 - $238,500 USD base salary (Wilmington, DE)
Tools
Python, Spark, SQL, Java, Scala, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS
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