Full Stack Engineer 5 (Senior Manager, IC, MLX Group)

Capital One • McLean, VA

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About The Position

Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Software Engineer to help drive a major technology transformation. The role leads a portfolio of technology projects and developers working on distributed microservices and full-stack systems, including solutions that address the company’s regulatory needs. It provides technical leadership across teams, shapes system architecture and long-term technology direction, and drives end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale distributed and cloud-native systems with high reliability and performance requirements.

The engineer collaborates with digital product managers, architects, and product leaders to deliver cloud-based customer experiences and define platform roadmaps and shared-services strategy. The role also encourages staying current with technology trends, experimenting with new technologies, participating in technology communities, and mentoring engineers. The work may use 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.

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 6 years of software engineering experience; internship experience does not apply.
• At least 3 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.
• 9 or more years of coding experience with more than two of the following: Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala.
• 5 or more years of experience contributing to open-source frameworks.
• 5 or more years of experience with front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks.
• 5 or more years of experience creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs.
• 4 or more years of experience with databases and database management systems.
• 4 or more years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
• 4 or more years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing frameworks.
• 4 or more years of experience using Git-based version-control systems such as Git, GitHub, or Bitbucket.
• 4 or more years of experience troubleshooting technical issues within cloud environments.
• 3 or more years of experience mentoring senior engineers and driving professional development within technical teams.
• 2 or more years of experience using observability to identify and optimize performance bottlenecks in distributed systems.
• 1 or more year of experience leading architectural design reviews and influencing enterprise-wide technical standards and methodologies.
• 1 or more year of experience establishing and enforcing coding standards and design patterns across teams.
• 1 or more year of experience implementing observability and reliability practices at scale.
• Experience leveraging modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots.
• Experience with interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, using capabilities beyond basic code completion.
• Experience influencing technology strategy at the portfolio or business-unit level.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts or large-scale technical initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of technology projects and a team of developers building distributed microservices and full-stack systems, including solutions that meet regulatory needs.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple teams and shape system architecture and long-term technology direction.
• Drive end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale distributed or cloud-native systems with high reliability and performance requirements.
• Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions and customer experiences.
• Partner with architects and product leaders to define platform roadmaps and shared-services strategy.
• Stay current with technology trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, and participate in internal and external technology communities.
• Mentor members of the engineering community.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive health, financial, and other benefits that support 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