Distinguished Engineer

WeWork Reforma Latino (97001), Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico

Distinguished Engineer

As a Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, you will be a part of a community of technical experts working to define the future of banking in the cloud.

You will work alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders. Our Distinguished Engineers are leading experts in their domains, helping devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems. You will drive innovation at multiple levels, helping optimize business outcomes while driving towards strong technology solutions.

At Capital One, we believe diversity of thought strengthens our ability to influence, collaborate and provide the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries. You will promote a culture of engineering excellence, and strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed. You will lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Capital One Tech, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting to keep building our community.

Distinguished Engineers are expected to lead through technical contribution. You will operate as a trusted advisor for our key technologies, platforms and capability domains, creating clear and concise communications, code samples, blog posts and other material to share knowledge both inside and outside the organization. You will specialize in a particular subject area, but your input and impact will be sought and expected throughout the organization.

If you are ready to provide thought leadership and build engineering excellence across Capital One's engineering teams, come join us in our mission to change banking for good.

Responsibilities

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain

• Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions

• Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation

• Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics, such as performance, scalability and operability

• Continue learning and injecting advanced technical knowledge into our community

• Handle several projects simultaneously, balancing your time to maximize impact

• Act as a role model and mentor within the tech community, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community

Basic Qualifications

• Intermediate-Advanced English fluency

• Bachelor’s Degree

• At least 7 years of experience in Software engineering and solution architecture

• As least 7 years experience in Mobile technology and frameworks (iOS or Android)

• At least 7 years of experience in Cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud)

Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field

• 10+ years of experience in Software engineering and solution architecture

• At least 10 years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift, etc.

• At least 10 years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support

• At least 3 years of experience with public or private cloud technologies

• 10+ years of experience with Networking (BGP, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, Cloud Networking and Data Center Networking)

• 5+ years of experience in building distributed systems and highly available services using cloud computing services (AWS, GCP, Azure)

• AWS Certifications

At Capital One, we respect individual differences in culture, religion, and ethnicity. Likewise, we promote equal opportunities and development for all personnel. In the hiring process, we seek to provide equal employment opportunities to candidates, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil status, national origin, disability, or any other situation protected by federal, state, or local laws. 

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Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe, any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Service Corp (COPSSC), and any position posted in Mexico is for Capital One Technology Labs Mexico.

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