Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Cloud Security for Multi Cloud) (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)
About The Position
Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Full Stack Software Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Lead Software Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One. The Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering (CORE) Technology division is responsible for enabling and evolving Capital One’s foundational cloud infrastructure layer, including observability, connectivity, resilience and availability. As a Lead Software Engineer - Cloud Security , you’ll lead the charge in securing Capital One’s enterprise-scale multi-cloud ecosystem across AWS, GCP, and Azure.You'll be joining the CloudPRE (Cloud Pre-Provisioning Engine) team—the gatekeepers sitting between every Capital One developer and the cloud. Instead of reacting to incidents after deployment, CloudPRE evaluates infrastructure configurations (CloudFormation, Terraform/OpenTofu, Gears) in real time against hundreds of security controls. Having already blocked 278,000+ non-compliant resources before they reach production, this team builds proactive, automated security at massive scale.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- At least 4 years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply)
- At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
Nice To Haves
- Master’s Degree
- 7+ years of experience in at least one of the following: Python, Go or Rego
- 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, or another cloud service
- 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks
- 3+ years of experience of Snowflake
- 2+ years of experience in Agile practices
- 1+ years of experience in AI tools (Claude, Windsurf, etc.) building workflows using spec driven development
- Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion
Responsibilities
- Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices, and full stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company
- Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community
- Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment
- Utilize programming languages like JavaScript, Python, and Go, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services
Benefits
- comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
