Distinguished Mobile Engineer
In this role, you will work with our
Client Platforms team to define and drive the technical vision for Capital One's web platform ecosystem - including
EASE Web (our authenticated servicing platform),
The Site (the unauthenticated marketing and acquisition platform powering capitalone.com), and
Gravity Web (our design system). You will lead the architecture and standards for AI-native web delivery, guide the technical strategy for large-scale platform migrations, and establish engineering practices that elevate developer experience across hundreds of contributing engineers enterprise-wide.
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.
Key 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
- Define and drive the technical vision for Capital One's web platform domain, spanning authenticated servicing, marketing/acquisition, and design system capabilities
- Lead architectural decisions for large-scale platform integrations and migrations, ensuring long-term platform health while meeting delivery commitments
- Establish AI-native development standards and practices for web platforms, including agentic tooling, machine-consumable architecture, and AI-assisted delivery workflows
- Drive measurable improvement in developer experience and platform NPS across enterprise inner source contributors
- Partner with product, design, and engineering leadership to align technical strategy with business priorities across lines of business
Basic Qualifications:- Bachelor's Degree
- At least 7 years of experience in general software engineering and solution architecture
- At least 7 years of experience Enterprise architecture and design patterns
- At least 7 years of experience Enterprise Software specializations mobile technology and frameworks (iOS, Android)
Preferred Qualifications: - Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in Mobile technology and frameworks (iOS, Android)
- 10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift, etc.
- 8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support
- 3+ years of experience with public or private cloud technologies
- 8+ years of experience with Networking (BGP, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, Cloud Networking and Data Center Networking)
- Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.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.
McLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Distinguished Engineer
New York, NY: $293,600 - $335,100 for Distinguished Engineer
San Francisco, CA: $293,600 - $335,100 for Distinguished 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.
