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As a Distinguished 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. You will work alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders. Our Distinguished Engineers are leading experts in their domains, helping devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems. You will drive innovation at multiple levels, helping optimize business outcomes while driving towards strong technology solutions. In this role, you will partner with the Capital One Travel Data & Personalization team to architect the next generation of our Travel Intelligence Platform, serving as the primary architect for the foundational data schemas and orchestration layers that power our entire travel ecosystem. Your mission is to move beyond reactive tools by establishing a holistic Agentic AI framework—a vision where reasoning-based agents bridge the gap between high-scale data orchestration and real-world execution. You will be responsible for building an ecosystem that simultaneously enables classic machine learning model development for predictive insights while scaling agentic systems to automate complex workflows.
Job Responsibility:
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
Partner with the Capital One Travel Data & Personalization team to architect the next generation of our Travel Intelligence Platform
Serve as the primary architect for the foundational data schemas and orchestration layers
Establish a holistic Agentic AI framework
Build an ecosystem that enables classic machine learning model development and scales agentic systems
Design our growth marketing engine
Lead the strategic selection and architectural integration of our technology stack
Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree
At least 9 years of experience in software engineering (including solution architecture and enterprise design patterns)
At least 7 years of experience in Data Engineering or Machine Learning Engineering, specifically building and maintaining large-scale production data pipelines (PySpark, SQL, Airflow)
At least 5 years of experience in Cloud Native Architecture, including container orchestration (Kubernetes or KubeFlow) and serverless design
At least 3 years of experience in a Technical Leadership role (Principal, Staff, or Distinguished Engineer), leading cross-functional initiatives without direct reporting lines
Nice to have:
10+ years of experience in Software Engineering and Solution Architecture with a focus on high-scale data systems
6+ years of experience in AWS
3+ years of experience in Machine Learning Engineering, specifically implementing LLMs or Agentic workflows in production
Deep expertise in Data Design (Delta Lake, Snowflake, or Iceberg) and Streaming (Kafka)
Proven track record of building MarTech or Personalization engines that scale to millions of users
Strong communication skills with the ability to translate 'Agentic AI' concepts into business value for CX & Growth Marketing leadership
What we offer:
Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being
Performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI)