Full-stack Engineer 4
About The Position
Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Engineer passionate about open-source frameworks and emerging technologies to help drive a major technology transformation. The role leads a portfolio of technology projects and provides technical direction to Agile teams developing distributed microservices and full-stack systems, including solutions that meet regulatory needs. It collaborates with digital product managers and architects to deliver cloud-based customer experiences, define service boundaries and integration patterns, and establish reusable frameworks and engineering standards. The engineer contributes across design, development, and operations in a “you build it, you own it” environment. The role includes evaluating emerging technologies, mentoring engineers, improving system performance, reducing technical debt, and supporting long-term technology strategy. Technologies cited include Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, open-source relational and NoSQL databases, Docker, 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 4 years of software engineering experience; internship experience does not count toward this requirement.
- At least 2 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.
- 7+ years of coding experience with more than two of Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala.
- 3+ years of experience with databases and database management systems.
- 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
- 4+ years of experience contributing to open-source frameworks.
- 3+ years of experience with front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks.
- 4+ years of experience creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs.
- 3+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing frameworks.
- 3+ years of experience using Git-based version-control systems such as Git, GitHub, or Bitbucket.
- 3+ years of experience troubleshooting technical issues in cloud environments.
- Experience leveraging modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots.
- 1+ year of experience mentoring engineers and driving professional development within technical teams.
- 1+ year of experience using 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 building distributed microservices and full-stack systems that address company regulatory needs.
- Stay current with technology trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in technology communities, and mentor members of the engineering community.
- Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions and customer experiences.
- Use programming languages, databases, container orchestration services, and cloud tools to build and operate solutions.
- Provide technical leadership across Agile teams and set 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 improve 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, and inclusive 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
