Software Engineer

About The Company
Capital One Canada has established itself as a leading financial services provider dedicated to transforming the banking experience for its customers. With a history spanning over three decades, the company strives to make credit accessible, simple, intuitive, and rewarding. Capital One’s mission is rooted in fostering strong relationships with its clients by offering innovative financial products and services that empower individuals to succeed financially. The organization values talent, diversity, and a customer-centric approach, continuously seeking to improve and adapt in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. As a founder-led company, Capital One emphasizes agility, innovation, and social responsibility, aiming to make a positive impact on the communities it serves.
About The Role
The Staff Software Engineer position at Capital One Canada is a senior technical role designed for experienced professionals who excel in backend development and architecture. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead and contribute to the development of cutting-edge banking solutions tailored for international card customers. The successful candidate will work on building and enhancing customer management capabilities, including transitioning from account-centric to customer-centric decision-making models. This position emphasizes advanced hands-on development, technical design, and architectural expertise without direct managerial responsibilities. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, fault-tolerant systems that support the organization’s digital transformation initiatives.
As part of this role, you will have the opportunity to lead technical discussions, share knowledge through workshops, and explain complex technical concepts to stakeholders with varying levels of technical expertise. You will be instrumental in shaping the technical direction of projects, ensuring best practices are followed, and supporting the continuous improvement of engineering processes. The role is ideal for those passionate about building innovative solutions in a cloud-first environment, leveraging open-source technologies, microservices, and APIs to accelerate delivery and enhance customer experiences.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 8 years of hands-on development experience, preferably using languages such as Java, Python, or Go, with a strong background in application and data design, architecture, and development. Experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS, is highly preferred, although expertise in other cloud services like Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud is also valuable. The candidate should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Proven experience mentoring junior and intermediate developers and providing guidance to both technical and business stakeholders is essential. A deep understanding of software engineering principles, system architecture, and best practices is required to succeed in this role.
Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Act as a technical lead, owning the design and development of complex, multi-platform, fault-tolerant backend systems.
• Identify gaps in existing frameworks and tools, and contribute to their continuous improvement to enhance developer experience.
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices, including code review standards, testing protocols, and documentation.
• Provide technical expertise and problem-solving support, ensuring adherence to architectural standards and quality benchmarks.
• Apply a strong understanding of technology trends and their impact on domain architecture, following High-Level Design methodologies.
• Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to architecture decisions, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability of systems.

Benefits
Capital One Canada offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees both professionally and personally. Employees enjoy a hybrid work environment with a flexible schedule, including three days in the office, supported by a one-time Work From Home allowance. The company’s head office is conveniently located near Union Station in Toronto, providing easy access to amenities and transportation. Capital One is committed to employee well-being and offers extensive health coverage, including mental health support with up to $3,000 in coverage, and tuition subsidies of up to $5,000 annually. Additional benefits include competitive compensation, retirement plans, paid time off, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work culture that encourages innovation and growth.
Equal Opportunity
Capital One Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. The company values and respects individual differences and ensures that all qualified applicants receive fair consideration for employment. Reasonable accommodations are provided to candidates with disabilities or those requiring support during the recruitment process. Capital One believes that a diverse workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success, and actively encourages applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or background.