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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Data Engineer 5

Capital One McLean, VA senior full-time

Salary

$229,900 - $262,400

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Description

We are seeking experienced Data Engineers to join our team in Risk Tech, where you'll be at the forefront of driving a major transformation across Capital One.

In this role, you'll collaborate with Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in full-stack development tools and technologies. You'll influence a team of developers, data analysts, and data scientists with deep experience in machine learning, distributed microservices, lakehouse architecture, and full-stack systems.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Collaborating with product managers and software engineers to deliver robust cloud-first data solutions
  • Designing, building, and delivering world-class cloud data solutions and applications
  • Architecting and enforcing common data engineering design patterns to ensure code quality, maintainability, and reusability
  • Serving as an ambassador for the data engineering team, communicating technical concepts and data outcomes clearly to internal and external stakeholders
  • Leading and executing large-scale, transformative data initiatives from end to end

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field
  • At least 6 years of experience in application development
  • At least 4 years of experience in distributed data, SQL, and programming with languages such as Python, Java, or Scala
  • At least 4 years of experience designing and developing data pipelines
  • At least 2 years of experience in data modeling and designing end-to-end data solutions

Preferred qualifications include:

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
  • 8+ years of experience in data engineering
  • 4+ years of data modeling experience
  • 9+ years of experience in application development with demonstrated proficiency in Python, SQL, Scala, or Java

The salary range for this role is:

  • McLean, VA: $229,900 - $262,400
  • Richmond, VA: $209,000 - $238,500

Benefits include performance-based incentive compensation, comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits that support your total well-being.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science
  • 8+ years of experience in data engineering
  • 4+ years of data modeling experience
  • 9+ years of experience in application development
  • hands-on experience designing, deploying and operating data workloads in public cloud environments

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