Full Stack Engineer 4 (AI Operations/MLX Group)

Capital One • McLean, NY

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About The Position

Capital One is seeking a Full Stack Engineer to help drive a major technology transformation. The role leads a portfolio of technology projects and provides technical leadership to Agile teams developing distributed microservices and full-stack systems, including solutions that meet regulatory needs. The engineer collaborates with digital product managers and architects to deliver cloud-based customer experiences, define service boundaries and integration patterns, and create reusable frameworks.

The position involves working with languages including Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript; open-source relational and NoSQL databases; Docker and Kubernetes; and AWS tools and services. The engineer is expected to promote engineering standards and operational excellence, mentor other engineers, evaluate emerging technologies, reduce technical debt, improve performance, and contribute to long-term technology strategy in a “you build it, you own it” environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• At least 4 years of software engineering experience; internship experience does not apply.
• At least 2 years of experience with public cloud platforms, 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 Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, and 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 supporting 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.
• Share knowledge of technology trends, experiment with new technologies, participate in technology communities, and mentor engineers.
• Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions and customer experiences.
• Provide technical leadership across Agile teams and establish standards for design, development, and operational excellence.
• Partner with architects to define service boundaries, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks.
• Identify opportunities for improvement, implement targeted refactoring, reduce technical debt, and enhance system performance.
• Evaluate emerging tools and practices to influence long-term technology strategy.
• Use programming languages, databases, container orchestration services, and cloud tools to build and operate solutions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being.
• Eligibility for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior