Full Stack Engineer 4

Capital One • McLean, VA

5d • $197,300 - $225,100

About The Position

Capital One is seeking a Full Stack Engineer for its Bank Technology team to build greenfield applications used by business clients. The role helps shape the digital banking experience through responsive interfaces for moving money, paying vendors, and accessing financial reporting. The engineer will lead technology projects and developers, provide technical direction across Agile teams, and deliver cloud-based solutions that meet regulatory needs and support customers’ financial empowerment.

The position involves working with distributed microservices and full-stack systems, partnering with product managers and architects, and establishing design, development, and operational standards. The engineer will help define service boundaries, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks; identify opportunities to refactor systems, reduce technical debt, and improve performance; and evaluate emerging tools and practices. The role also emphasizes technical-community participation, learning, and mentoring in a “you build it, you own it” environment.

The technologies mentioned include Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, open-source relational and NoSQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS tools and services. Compensation listed for McLean, Virginia is $197,300–$225,100 annually, with eligibility for performance-based incentive compensation. Capital One describes its benefits as a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits; specific benefits are not listed.

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 apply.
• At least 2 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.
• 7+ years of coding experience with more than two of Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, and 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 within cloud environments.
• Experience using 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 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 working with distributed microservices and full-stack systems to create solutions addressing regulatory needs.
• Stay current with technology trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal and external technology communities, and mentor engineering-community members.
• Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions and customer experiences.
• Use programming languages, databases, container orchestration services, and AWS tools and services to build 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 improvement opportunities and implement refactoring to reduce technical debt and enhance 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 varies by full-time or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
• 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