Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Enterprise Platforms Technology)

Capital One • McLean, VA

15h

About The Position

Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Enterprise Platforms Technology) 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 a Lead Software Engineer to serve as the Go|Javascript|Typescript Technical Lead for the Programming Language Excellence Center (PLEC). You are passionate about language ergonomics, standardizing developer tooling, and fostering a vibrant internal community. As a Capital One Lead Software Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of defining the "paved road" for Go development and driving a major transformation across the enterprise. Enterprise Platforms Technology (EPTech) comprises many of Capital One’s most important enterprise platforms. We play an essential role in establishing practices for building technology solutions across the company, while also delivering capabilities that exemplify those practices. What You’ll Do Lead Language Strategy: Act as the primary bridge between the PLEC Core Team and the volunteer Go Community of Practice (CoP), aligning priorities to drive language modernization and standardize usage across thousands of Go consumers Manage Software Supply Chain: Define the architecture and standards for "Golden Images," driving the strategic migration toward secure, distroless runtime images . Work with partners to transition ongoing lifecycle maintenance, while retaining ownership of image definitions and initial configuration . Foster Community Excellence: Cultivate a culture of technical excellence by hosting Deep Dive sessions and AMAs, mentoring engineers on idiomatic practices, and facilitating the inner-sourcing of common components. Share your passion: 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 Modernize Build Infrastructure: Drive the evolution of build strategies, including the standardization of package management and the optimization of pipeline build logic for both legacy and modern CI/CD platforms.

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 with Go or Javascript/Typescript
• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, or another cloud service
• 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks
• 1+ years of people management experience
• 2+ years of experience in Agile practices

Responsibilities

• Lead Language Strategy: Act as the primary bridge between the PLEC Core Team and the volunteer Go Community of Practice (CoP), aligning priorities to drive language modernization and standardize usage across thousands of Go consumers
• Manage Software Supply Chain: Define the architecture and standards for "Golden Images," driving the strategic migration toward secure, distroless runtime images . Work with partners to transition ongoing lifecycle maintenance, while retaining ownership of image definitions and initial configuration
• Foster Community Excellence: Cultivate a culture of technical excellence by hosting Deep Dive sessions and AMAs, mentoring engineers on idiomatic practices, and facilitating the inner-sourcing of common components.
• Share your passion: 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
• Modernize Build Infrastructure: Drive the evolution of build strategies, including the standardization of package management and the optimization of pipeline build logic for both legacy and modern CI/CD platforms.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees