Sr. Lead Data Engineer
Listed on 2026-06-02
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Software Development
Data Engineer
Sr. Lead Data Engineer What You’ll Do
- Collaborate with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in full-stack development tools and technologies.
- Lead a team of developers with deep experience in machine learning, distributed microservices, and full stack systems.
- Utilize programming languages like Java, Scala, Python and Open Source RDBMS and No
SQL databases and Cloud‑based data warehousing services such as Redshift and Snowflake. - Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, and mentoring other members of the engineering community.
- Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud‑based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment.
- Perform unit tests and conduct reviews with other team members to make sure your code is rigorously designed, elegantly coded, and effectively tuned for performance.
- Bachelor’s Degree
- At least 6 years of experience in application development (Internship experience does not apply)
- At least 2 years of experience in big data technologies
- At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
- Master’s Degree
- 9+ years of experience in application development including Python, SQL, Scala, or Java
- 4+ years of experience with a public cloud (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
- 5+ years experience with distributed data/computing tools (Map Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, EMR, Kafka, Spark, Gurobi, or MySQL)
- 4+ years experience working on real‑time data and streaming applications
- 4+ years of experience with No
SQL implementation (Mongo, Cassandra) - 4+ years of data warehousing experience (Redshift or Snowflake)
- 4+ years of experience with UNIX/Linux including basic commands and shell scripting
- 2+ years of experience with Agile engineering practices
- Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion
McLean, VA: $229,900 - $262,400 for Sr. Lead Data Engineer.
Richmond, VA: $209,000 - $238,500 for Sr. Lead Data Engineer.
This role is eligible to earn performance‑based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long‑term incentives (LTI).
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
Legal & Equal OpportunitiesCapital One is an equal‑opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet), committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace.
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