Senior Staff Software Engineer – Mobile (Android) in Toronto

About Capital One Canada. For 30 years, we’ve been on a mission to change banking for good. We challenge the traditional bank stereotype by integrating machine learning, conversational AI and design thinking into our core operations. We’re a bank a tech company would build, where your work directly shapes innovative solutions that impact millions of Canadians. We’re driven by fearless curiosity, bold innovation, and a collective of authentic people working together to redefine what’s possible. Technology isn’t just part of our strategy, it is our strategy. Everything we do serves our vision and the creation of what’s next.

About the Team: Since 2014, Capital One Canada’s software studio has grown from a team of 10 to a team of over 250. 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.

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

• Helping customers view and monitor their credit scores
• 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

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.

About the Role: This role does not have direct reports. We require advanced hands-on development, technical design, and architecture. As a Senior Staff Engineer at Capital One Software Studio, you will orchestrate the creation of technology solutions that align with our business goals. Your day begins with a review of ongoing solution designs that are in different phases of their life cycles. You’ll spend your time designing scalable and secure solution architectures, evaluating new technologies, and overseeing the development of high-level designs. You will engage in dynamic collaboration with cross-functional teams to advocate for best practices in architecture and design. For the new projects, you will closely work with your business partners to create sound business architectures. By day’s end, you will have contributed to solutions and strategies that will shape our future, ensuring that all solutions are not only innovative but also follow our architectural and security standards.

Your Responsibilities:

• Define and drive the technical strategy and vision for complex, multi-domain Android platform needs, providing hands‑on engineering guidance to ensure successful execution.
• Act as a recognized thought leader, influencing architectural roadmaps and major technical investments across the organization and contributing expertise on how evolving technology affects the domain.
• Work as part of a dynamic mobile team throughout the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Elevate the technical bar by mentoring and coaching engineers and other senior technical leaders, in addition to providing mentorship to Junior, Intermediate, and Senior mobile associates.

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 8 years of hands‑on development of Native Android applications using Java/Kotlin
• At least 8 years of experience with application design, technical architecture/design, and development
• Experience with RxJava, Coroutines, Dagger, Espresso, JUnit, and Jenkins, Jetpack Compose
• Experience leading and mentoring Junior/Intermediate/Senior Associates and providing guidance to technical and business stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or Diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or in related fields.
• 10+ Years of experience leading the full life-cycle of Software Development
• Exposure to AWS or other cloud products
• Experience working in an agile environment and familiar with agile development methodologies

Working at Capital One: You’ll be empowered to take end-to-end ownership of your work and your career, backed by a high-performance, hybrid culture and holistic suite of benefits designed to support your whole self. Take ownership of your own potential: Whether you’re looking to upskill, pivot into new business areas, or master your craft, you’ll have access to tools and mentorship to reach your potential and define your career trajectory. Find your rhythm: We believe trust fosters the flexibility and autonomy required to balance personal needs with a focus on high performance. We support a hybrid model with 3 days in the office per week that gives room for both collaboration and personal commitments. Benefits built for your life: We take a holistic approach to well-being, providing support for you and those who are most important to you. This includes: full coverage for spouses, domestic partners and dependents, a one-time Work From Home allowance to build your comfortable workspace, up to $3,000 in mental health coverage and up to $5,000 in annual tuition subsidies. You’ll find that Capital One is committed to helping you thrive and evolve every step of the way.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. The expected annual salary range for this position is $202,400 – $231,000. This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

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.