Full-stack Engineer 5 (Senior Manager, IC) Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)
About The Position
Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Engineer 5 for its Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering organization. The role focuses on leading technology projects and engineering teams, building distributed microservices and full-stack systems, and delivering reliable cloud-based solutions that meet regulatory needs and support customer experiences. The engineer will provide technical leadership across teams, shape system architecture and long-term technology direction, and guide platform roadmaps and shared-services strategy in partnership with architects and product leaders. The position involves designing and implementing large-scale distributed and cloud-native systems with high reliability and performance requirements. It uses a range of programming languages, databases, container orchestration services, and AWS tools and services. The engineer is also expected to promote learning and experimentation with emerging technologies, participate in technology communities, and mentor members of the engineering community. The role is based on the stated salary range for McLean, Virginia, with location-specific pay ranges applying elsewhere. It is eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives. Capital One states that it may sponsor a qualified new applicant for employment authorization.
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, 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 in 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 using modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots.
- Experience influencing technology strategy at the portfolio or business-unit level.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Lead a portfolio of technology projects and a team of developers working with distributed microservices and full-stack systems to create solutions that meet company regulatory needs.
- Promote staying current with technology trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal and external technology communities, and mentoring engineers.
- Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions.
- Use programming languages, databases, container orchestration services, and AWS tools and services to build solutions.
- Provide technical leadership across multiple teams and shape system architecture and long-term technology direction.
- Lead end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale distributed or cloud-native systems with high reliability and performance requirements.
- Partner with architects and product leaders to define platform roadmaps and shared-services strategy.
Benefits
- Performance-based incentive compensation, potentially including cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.
- Comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits supporting employee well-being; eligibility varies by employment status and management level.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
