Capital One
Staff Software Engineer - Identity
$245K–$307K
McLean, VA +2 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
Plano, TX
Richmond, VA - Experience
- At least 7 years in each of the listed basic-qualification areas. Preferred experience includes multiple requirements ranging from 2+ to 10+ years.
- 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 the architecture and development of scalable identity and access-management systems, including just-in-time access, adaptive authorization, and developer self-service capabilities.
What you'll do
- Design zero-standing-privilege access, policy-based identity systems, and risk-adaptive authorization.
- Modernize monolithic systems into microservices and event-driven platforms; define platform strategy and API standards.
- Lead technical direction, cross-divisional initiatives, and mentoring while ensuring performance, scalability, operability, and compliance.
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 (McLean, VA); $244,700 - $279,200 USD base salary (Plano, TX); $244,700 - $279,200 USD base salary (Richmond, VA)
Tools
Open Policy Agent (OPA), AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript
AI focus
Strategic application of agentic AI coding tools to solve systemic development challenges; preferred qualification.
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