Director, Staff Engineer - Consumer Card Partnerships - capitalone

As a Staff 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.

Our team serves as the technical visionary and strategic engine behind Capital One’s Partnership Card organization, driving world-class credit experiences for iconic brands like Kohl’s, Williams-Sonoma, and T-Mobile, among others. We are committed to bringing a destination-technology mindset that balances bold innovation with the architectural discipline to build systems that are resilient, scalable, and built to last. By accelerating the integration of cutting-edge AI-powered development, we empower our engineers to automate complex workflows and deliver smarter, data-driven customer capabilities.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between ambitious technology and tangible business growth, consistently enhancing the experience for our customers and partners.

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.

Staff 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.

• 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
• Additional responsibilities added at hiring manager’s discretion

• Bachelor’s Degree