Full-stack Engineer 5 (Senior Manager, IC) (CaCe)
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 with distributed microservices and full-stack systems to meet regulatory needs. It provides technical leadership across teams, shapes system architecture and long-term technology direction, and drives the design and implementation of large-scale distributed or cloud-native systems with demanding reliability and performance requirements. The engineer collaborates with digital product managers, architects, and product leaders to deliver cloud-based solutions, define platform roadmaps, and develop shared-services strategy. The role also supports learning and innovation across the engineering community through technology exploration, community participation, and mentoring. The position is hybrid and requires compliance with Capital One’s hybrid policy for on-site presence at the designated office.
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 experience in software engineering; internship experience does not apply.
- At least 3 years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 9+ years of coding experience with more than two of the following: Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala.
- 5+ years of experience contributing to open-source frameworks.
- 5+ years of experience with front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks.
- 5+ years of experience creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs.
- 4+ years of experience with databases and database management systems.
- 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
- 4+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing frameworks.
- 4+ years of experience using Git-based version-control systems such as Git, GitHub, or Bitbucket.
- 4+ years of experience troubleshooting technical issues within cloud environments.
- 3+ years of experience mentoring senior engineers and driving professional development within technical teams.
- 2+ years of experience leveraging observability to identify and optimize performance bottlenecks in distributed systems.
- 1+ year of experience leading architectural design reviews and influencing enterprise-wide technical standards and methodologies.
- 1+ year of experience establishing and enforcing coding standards and design patterns across teams.
- 1+ year of experience implementing observability and reliability practices at scale.
- Experience leveraging 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 on distributed microservices and full-stack systems to meet regulatory needs.
- Keep up 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 build solutions.
- Provide technical leadership across multiple teams, shaping 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.
- Partner with architects and product leaders to define platform roadmaps and shared-services strategy.
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being; eligibility varies by employment status and management level.
- 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
