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Data Engineer

Location McLean, Virginia; Richmond, Virginia
Job ID R184633 Updated date 04/22/2024
Recruiting: VA - McLean, United States of America, McLean, Virginia

Data Engineer

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 Data Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One. 

What You’ll Do

  • Support the design and development of scalable data architectures and systems that extract, store, and process large amounts of data

  • Build and optimize data pipelines for efficient data ingestion, transformation, and loading from various sources while ensuring data quality and integrity 

  • Collaborate with Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, Business Analysts and/or Product Owners to understand their requirements and provide efficient solutions for data exploration, analysis, and modeling

  • Implement testing, validation and pipeline observability to ensure data pipelines are meeting customer SLAs 

  • Use cutting edge technologies to develop modern data pipelines supporting Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree 

  • At least 2 years of experience in application development (Internship experience does not apply)

  • At least 1 year of experience in big data technologies 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • 3+ years of experience in application development including Python, Scala, or Java

  • 1+ years of experience using Spark

  • 1+ years of experience working on data stream systems (Kafka or Kinesis)

  • 1+ years of data warehousing experience (Redshift or Snowflake) 

  • 1+ years of experience with Agile engineering practices

  • 1+ years of experience working with a public cloud (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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 committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. 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.

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Who We Are

At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.

Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.