Senior Staff Software Engineer

161 Bay Street (93021), Canada, Toronto,Toronto, Ontario,

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Senior Staff Software Engineer

This is a senior technical position (senior manager equivalent). This role does not have direct reports. We require advanced system and architecture design as well as hands-on software development responsibilities.

About Capital One Canada.

We’ve been helping millions of Canadians for over 20 years by providing them with access to credit when others wouldn’t. We’re on a journey to put our customers first, and keep them there, by building modern technology solutions to simplify and humanize the world of credit cards. We have the positive energy of a startup, with the advantages of a big company.

Our Capital One Software Studio.

Since 2014, Capital One Canada’s software studio has grown from a team of 10 to a team of over 270. We’re passionate about what we do, and we’re always on the lookout for people who want to make a difference in the world of credit through technology. We’re obsessed with doing the right thing, and we achieve that by finding innovative ways to better serve our customers.

Working with us.

How do we do things at Capital One Canada? We listen — to our people, and to our customers. We change with the times and have adopted a flexible hybrid model. Associates working in the hybrid model are expected to come into the office 3 days a week across Tuesdays and Thursdays, reserving Mondays and Fridays as company-wide virtual days. As was true before the pandemic, expectations of being in the office will be balanced with personal life flexibility.

At Capital One we’re committed to diversity, inclusion and belonging. We strive to build a culture where diverse perspectives are valued, innovative ideas are encouraged and inclusive behaviors are embedded in everything we do to positively impact associates. Strive to build a culture where diverse perspectives are valued, innovative ideas are encouraged and to help challenge the status quo and create the best outcomes for everyone. 

We’re focused on helping associates live well—physically, financially and emotionally. When you join us, we support you and those who are most important to you, offering full coverage for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents. We’ve designed our benefits program to be flexible, comprehensive and consistent across our organization. From health and fitness center discounts, to training and professional development programs—and much more—you’ll discover that Capital One is committed to helping you live your best life. 

A day in the life of a Capital One Staff Engineer

You’ll work alongside other Software Engineers on innovative projects. You’ll be the technical lead to own the software development project end-to-end. And have the opportunity to learn, design and build software products from the ground up.

Here are a few of the ways we’re helping people take control of their credit:

• Helping customers view and monitor their credit scores with Credit Keeper

• Enabling customers to view and edit their Personal Information directly in the Mobile App

• Providing customers 100% certainty which credit cards they’ll be approved for before they apply, by using Quick Check™

We’re all-in on the cloud and we’re leaders in the adoption of open source, RESTful APIs, microservices, and containers. We build our own products and release them with a speed and agility that allows us to get new customer experiences to market quickly. And, as a founder-led company, we’re inspired to make, break, do, and do good. So, let’s do something great together.

Want to learn more? Check out life at Capital One in the Software Studio! 

Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a dynamic team throughout the Software Development Life Cycle

• Lead end-to-end software development projects

• Own technical design and development of cross-functional, multi-platform, fault tolerant application systems

• Continuously improve software engineering practices – work within agile teams to design, develop, test, implement and support technical solutions across various development tools and technologies

• Collaborate with stakeholders across all levels to promote technology strategies that deliver better business value and innovation

• Apply strong understanding of how evolving technology affects domain; stay current and provide mentorship to junior and intermediate associates through engineering best practises and standards

Basic Requirements:

• At least 10 years of hands-on development experience preferably using Java/Python or other object-oriented programming languages

• At least 10 years of experience with application and/or data design, architecture and development  

• Experience with AWS (highly preferred) or other cloud products (Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

• Experience providing mentorship to Junior/Intermediate Associates and guidance to technical and business stakeholders

• Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Information Technology

• 12+ Years of experience leading the full life-cycle of Software Development

• 8+ years of experience architecting, designing, and/or delivering scalable and decoupled systems in a heavily regulated technology environment

• 3+ years of experience working with internal and external business clients

• 2+ years of experience with AWS concepts and implementations

• AWS or equivalent certifications (i.e. Cloud Practitioner, Solution Architect-Associate)

We may use your information for automated decision making. We may, for certain purposes, render a decision based exclusively on automated processing of your personal information as a part of the candidate screening process.

Capital One Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We consider all qualified applicants and will meet the needs of those requiring reasonable accommodations.

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]

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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).