Engineer 4 ( Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering) (MEG)
About The Position
Capital One is seeking a full-stack software engineer for its Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering team. The role focuses on leading technology projects and developers to build solutions that address regulatory needs and deliver cloud-based experiences. The engineer will provide technical leadership across Agile teams, help shape architecture and technology strategy, and promote operational excellence in a “you build it, you own it” environment. The position involves work with distributed microservices and full-stack systems, programming languages including Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript, open-source relational and NoSQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS tools and services. The engineer will collaborate with digital product managers and architects, mentor engineers, explore emerging technologies, and improve systems through refactoring, performance optimization, and technical-debt reduction.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field, such as Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, or Engineering.
- At least 4 years of software engineering experience; internship experience does not apply.
- At least 2 years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 7 or more years of coding experience with more than two of the following: Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala.
- 3 or more years of experience with databases and database management systems.
- 3 or more years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
- 4 or more years of experience contributing to open-source frameworks.
- 3 or more years of experience with front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks.
- 4 or more years of experience creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs.
- 3 or more years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing frameworks.
- 3 or more years of experience using Git-based version-control systems such as Git, GitHub, or Bitbucket.
- 3 or more years of experience troubleshooting technical issues in cloud environments.
- Experience leveraging modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots.
- At least 1 year of experience mentoring engineers and driving professional development within technical teams.
- At least 1 year of experience using observability to identify and optimize performance bottlenecks in distributed systems.
- Experience with interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity beyond basic code completion.
- Experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts or large-scale technical initiatives.
- Experience establishing and enforcing coding standards and design patterns across teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead a portfolio of technology projects and a team of developers working on distributed microservices and full-stack systems.
- Develop solutions that help meet the company’s regulatory needs.
- Stay current with technology trends, experiment with new technologies, participate in technology communities, and mentor members of the engineering community.
- Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions.
- Provide technical leadership and direction across Agile teams, establishing standards for design, development, and operational excellence.
- Partner with architects to define service boundaries, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks.
- Identify opportunities for improvement through targeted refactoring and efforts to reduce technical debt and improve system performance.
- Influence long-term technology strategy by evaluating emerging tools and practices.
- Work in a “you build it, you own it” environment.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being.
- Eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
