Lead Data Engineer (Finance Tech, Intelligent Foundations & Experiences)

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Lead Data Engineer (Finance Tech Intelligent Foundations & Experiences)

Reposted 16 Hours Ago
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3 Locations
Hybrid
179K-225K Annually
Mid level
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
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The Role
As a Lead Data Engineer at Capital One you will design develop and support technical solutions utilize big data technologies and collaborate with Agile teams to enrich customer experiences specifically in finance tech.
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Lead Data Engineer (Finance Tech Intelligent Foundations & Experiences)
Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced collaborative inclusive and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One you'll be part of a big group of makers breakers doers and disruptors who solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Data Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Lead Data Engineer you'll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.
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
  • Work with 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 NoSQL 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

Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • At least 4 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)

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 7+ 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)
  • 4+ years experience with Distributed data/computing tools (MapReduce Hadoop Hive EMR Kafka Spark Gurobi or MySQL)
  • 4+ year experience working on real-time data and streaming applications
  • 4+ years of experience with NoSQL 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

At this time Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B F-1 OPT F-1 STEM OPT F-1 CPT J-1 TN E-2 E-3 L-1 and O-1 or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
Cambridge MA: $197300 - $225100 for Lead Data Engineer
McLean VA: $197300 - $225100 for Lead Data Engineer
Richmond VA: $179400 - $204700 for Lead Data Engineer
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate's offer letter.
This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.
Capital One offers a comprehensive competitive and inclusive set of health financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status exempt or non-exempt status and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
No agencies please. Capital 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. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries including to the extent applicable Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco California Police Code Article 49 Sections 4901-4920; New York City's Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal state and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.
If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position and you require an accommodation please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at [email protected] . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process please send an email to [email protected]
Capital One does not provide endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products services educational tools or other information available through this site.
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 and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Top Skills

AWS
Emr
GCP
Gurobi
Hadoop
Hive
Java
Kafka
Linux
Mapreduce
Azure
MySQL
Nosql Databases
Open Source Rdbms
Python
Redshift
Scala
Snowflake
Spark
Unix

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The Company
HQ: McLean VA
55000 Employees
Year Founded: 1994

What We Do

At Capital One we think and work like a tech company using our digital fluency to transform everything about the customer experience. We’re bending data to our will and turning a stodgy industry on its head. That’s reflected in our ranking as the number one business technology innovator in the U.S. in the 2016 InformationWeek Elite 100.

Why Work With Us

Here’s another question: What are you looking for? A place where curiosity is the starting point? Where data leads to human insights? Where humanity drives product development? We’re bringing breakthrough products and services to consumers small businesses and commercial clients. And each new idea makes life better for millions of people.

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