Capital One
Staff Engineer
$245K–$335K
McLean, VA +3 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
Cambridge, MA
Richmond, VA
New York, NY - Experience
- At least 7 years across the stated basic-qualification areas; preferred experience includes 10+ years in several areas and 2–10+ years in others, as specified in the posting.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field; preferred: Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
About the job
Leads technical strategy and hands-on engineering for a cloud-based data-protection platform that tokenizes highly sensitive human data, while modernizing systems and mentoring engineers.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction and ensure sound design and implementation of scalable, operable systems.
- Modernize monoliths into microservices and event-driven platforms; shape platform strategy and API standards.
- Lead cross-divisional initiatives, mentor engineers, and share technical expertise across the organization.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
- At least 7 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture, enterprise architecture and design patterns, cloud computing, and data architecture.
Nice to have
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
- Expertise in the strategic application of agentic AI coding tools to solve systemic development challenges.
Pay
$269,100 - $307,200 USD base salary (Cambridge, MA); $269,100 - $307,200 USD base salary (McLean, VA); $293,600 - $335,100 USD base salary (New York, NY); $244,700 - $279,200 USD base salary (Richmond, VA)
Tools
AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Java, GoLang, Rust, Python, Angular
AI focus
Preferred expertise applying agentic AI coding tools to systemic development challenges.
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