Full-stack Engineer 4
About The Position
Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Engineer to own a foundational, enterprise-critical application in the Card Account Participants domain within Card Core. The role supports modernization of core card participants by migrating complex legacy systems and data to a modern core and building new management capabilities to improve the user experience. The technology stack includes PySpark, Java, Go, and serverless architecture. The engineer will lead technology projects and developers, provide technical direction across Agile teams, and collaborate with product managers and architects to deliver cloud-based solutions that meet business and regulatory needs. The role emphasizes design and operational excellence, continuous improvement, reduced technical debt, system performance, and long-term technology strategy in a “you build it, you own it” environment. This is a hybrid position subject to Capital One’s policy on on-site presence at the designated office. The position is based on a full-time annual salary range of $197,300–$225,100 in McLean, Virginia, and is eligible for performance-based incentive compensation.
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 the following: 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 using modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots.
- Experience with interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity beyond basic code completion.
- 1+ year of experience mentoring engineers and supporting professional development within technical teams.
- 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 with distributed microservices and full-stack systems to create 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 members of the engineering community.
- Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions that support customer experiences.
- Use programming languages, open-source relational and NoSQL 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 areas for improvement, implement targeted refactoring, and contribute to reducing technical debt and improving 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 supporting total well-being; eligibility varies by employment status and management level.
- 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
