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 and build relationships by making credit accessible, simple, intuitive and rewarding. We want to help Canadians succeed with credit, because we believe in people — in our customers, in our associates, and in talent like you!

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.

• 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 CheckTM

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.

Enjoy a hybrid work environment, with 3 days in the office. Build a comfortable workspace with our one-time, Work From Home allowance and enjoy our head office located conveniently across the street from Union Station. Live well—physically, financially and emotionally. Receive support for you and those who are most important to you, with full coverage for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents. With up to $3000 in mental health coverage and up to $5000 in tuition subsidies per year—and much more—you’ll discover that Capital One is committed to helping you live your best life.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The expected annual salary range for this position is $184,000 - $210,000. 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.