Full Stack Engineer 4 (Go & Angular) (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)

Capital One • Plano, TX

5d • $179,400 - $204,700

About The Position

Capital One is seeking a Full Stack Engineer to help drive a major technology transformation in a collaborative, iterative environment. The role focuses on building cloud-based solutions and full-stack systems using modern open-source frameworks and emerging technologies, supporting regulatory needs and customer-facing products.

The engineer will provide technical leadership across Agile teams, help establish standards for design, development, and operational excellence, and partner with architects to define service boundaries, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks. The role also involves mentoring engineers, evaluating emerging tools and practices, improving system performance, and reducing technical debt in a “you build it, you own it” environment.

The position uses technologies including Go, TypeScript, Python, Scala, Node.js, JavaScript, Java, relational and NoSQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS services. The listed annual salary range for Plano, Texas, is $179,400–$204,700. The role is also eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, potentially including cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives. Capital One describes its benefits as comprehensive and competitive; further details and eligibility vary by employment status and management level.

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 professional software engineering experience; internship experience does not apply.
• At least 2 years of experience with public cloud platforms such as 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 and Java.
• 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 within 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 leveraging observability to identify and optimize performance bottlenecks in distributed systems.
• Experience with interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, using capabilities 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 to address company regulatory needs.
• Keep current with technology trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal and external technology communities, and mentor members of the engineering community.
• Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions.
• Use programming languages, databases, container orchestration services, and AWS tools and services to develop solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and direction across Agile teams, setting standards for design, development, and operational excellence.
• Partner with architects to define service boundaries, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks.
• Identify areas for improvement, implement targeted refactoring, and contribute to reducing technical debt and enhancing system performance.
• Influence long-term technology strategy by evaluating emerging tools and practices in a “you build it, you own it” environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive 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