Full Stack Engineer 4

Capital One • McLean, VA

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About The Position

Capital One is seeking a Full Stack Engineer to help drive a major technology transformation. The role leads diverse technology projects and provides technical direction to developers working on distributed microservices and full-stack systems, including solutions that meet regulatory needs. The engineer collaborates with digital product managers and architects to deliver cloud-based customer experiences, define service boundaries and integration patterns, and create reusable frameworks.

The position involves hands-on work with programming languages, databases, container orchestration, and cloud services, as well as establishing standards for design, development, and operational excellence across Agile teams. The engineer is expected to promote learning and technology-community participation, mentor colleagues, reduce technical debt, improve system performance, and influence long-term technology strategy in a “you build it, you own it” environment.

The role is available in McLean, Virginia; New York, New York; and Richmond, Virginia. It is eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives. Capital One does not sponsor new applicants for employment authorization or provide immigration-related support for this position.

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 or more years of coding experience with more than two of the following: Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala.
• 3 or more years of experience with databases and database management systems.
• 3 or more years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
• 4 or more years of experience contributing to open-source frameworks.
• 3 or more years of experience with front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks.
• 4 or more years of experience creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs.
• 3 or more years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing frameworks.
• 3 or more years of experience using Git-based version-control systems such as Git, GitHub, or Bitbucket.
• 3 or more years of experience troubleshooting technical issues in cloud environments.
• Experience using modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots.
• At least 1 year of experience using interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion to accelerate productivity.
• At least 1 year of experience mentoring engineers and supporting professional development on technical teams.
• At least 1 year of experience using observability to identify and optimize performance bottlenecks in distributed systems.
• 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 on distributed microservices and full-stack systems, including solutions that meet regulatory needs.
• Stay current with technology trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal and external technology communities, and mentor other engineers.
• 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 opportunities for improvement, implement targeted refactoring, and help 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 health, financial, and other benefits that support total well-being.
• Performance-based incentive compensation, potentially including cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior