Lead Software Development Engineer - Shared Platforms

Capital One; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 87.000 - 128.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Pension scheme

Bonus

Generous holiday entitlement

Private medical insurance

Season‑ticket loans

Cycle‑to‑work scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Open‑plan workspace and gym access

Subsidised restaurant

Zusammenfassung

Capital One is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer - Shared Platforms in the Nottingham office. You will lead a cross‑functional engineering team to design and deliver secure, high‑performing software features that support delivery domains.

You will own end‑to‑end technical design, implementation and operations, driving best practices and reducing friction across the SDLC. Hybrid work with three days in the office and some flexibility is available.

Qualifikationen

• Design secure, high‑performance architectures at scale.
• Strong API design using OO languages, preferably Java, with SOLID/SOA/REST.
• Experience with Spring and Spring Boot.
• Cloud experience, especially AWS, and engineering best practices.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins) and unit testing (JUnit, Mockito).
• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, data lakes and observability tools (metrics, traces, logs).
• Strong communication to maximize collaboration across teams.
• Proven ability to deliver high‑quality apps at scale.
• Advocacy for Pair Programming, TDD and BDD.

Aufgaben

• Lead a team or cross‑functional engineering team to design and develop software features for delivery domains.
• Translate product direction into technical solutions with stakeholders.
• Take end‑to‑end responsibility for design, implementation and operations.
• Drive engineering best practices and set standards across teams.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and reduce friction for engineers during the SDLC.
• Enable platforms and enablement teams to boost productivity and reduce friction.
• Build partnerships between Product Engineering, senior engineering and the Enterprise.

Kenntnisse

High‑scale architecture design

API design (Java)

Spring & Spring Boot

AWS cloud

CI/CD (Jenkins)

Observability (OpenTelemetry)

Team leadership

Quality practices (TDD/BD)

Communication across teams

Tools

Jenkins

JUnit

Mockito

Jobbeschreibung

Capital One is a leading technology company that is changing banking for good by bringing humanity, ingenuity and simplicity to banking. In this role you will serve as a Lead Software Development Engineer - Shared Platforms in our Nottingham office, contributing to the development of applications and solutions that support our software and infrastructure delivery teams.

What you'll do

• Lead a team or cross‑functional engineering team to design, enable and develop software features that support the delivery of software and services within your delivery domain.
• Work with engineering leads, stakeholders and the enterprise to understand product direction and translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Take end‑to‑end responsibility for technical design, implementation and operational considerations.
• Drive engineering best practices (Operational Excellence, Security, Quality, etc.) and set standards across the team and wider engineering teams.
• Innovate and identify opportunities to simplify and remove friction for engineers throughout the SDLC.
• Enable platforms and enablement teams to offer solutions that increase productivity and reduce friction.
• Build stronger partnerships between Product Engineering, senior engineering and the Enterprise.

Qualifications

• Extensive, demonstrable knowledge of designing secure, high‑performance architectures at scale.
• Exceptional programming skills and knowledge of building APIs using modern OO languages, preferably Java, and SOLID principles, SOA, HTTP and REST.
• Experience with Spring and Spring Boot.
• Proficiency in cloud‑based projects, particularly with AWS, and in software engineering best practices.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and unit testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito).
• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, data lakes and observability products (metrics, traces, logs, Go).
• Effective communication across engineering teams to maximize inner‑sourcing opportunities and reduce waste.
• Proven ability to deliver high‑quality applications at scale.
• Advocacy for quality and support for practices such as Pair Programming, TDD, and BDD.

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham office with a hybrid working model: three days in office (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) and the flexibility to work from home.

Benefits

• Strong career progression supported by Capital One University training programmes.
• Core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance.
• Flexible benefits such as season‑ticket loans, cycle‑to‑work scheme and enhanced parental leave.
• Open‑plan workspaces and facilities designed to inspire and support you, including a fully‑serviced gym, subsidised restaurant and dedicated development resources.

Equal Opportunity

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact .

Additional Qualifications

• Extensive, demonstrable knowledge of designing secure, high‑performance architectures at scale.
• Exceptional programming skills and knowledge of building APIs using modern OO languages, preferably Java, and SOLID principles, SOA, HTTP and REST.
• Experience with Spring and Spring Boot.
• Proficiency in cloud‑based projects, particularly with AWS, and in software engineering best practices.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and unit testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito).
• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, data lakes and observability products (metrics, traces, logs, Go).
• Effective communication across engineering teams to maximize inner‑sourcing opportunities and reduce waste.
• Proven ability to deliver high‑quality applications at scale.
• Advocacy for quality and support for practices such as Pair Programming, TDD, and BDD.

Additional Company Information

Capital One is a leading technology company that is changing banking for good by bringing humanity, ingenuity and simplicity to banking. In this role you will serve as a Lead Software Development Engineer - Shared Platforms in our Nottingham office, contributing to the development of applications and solutions that support our software and infrastructure delivery teams.

Additional Benefits

• Core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance.
• Flexible benefits such as season‑ticket loans, cycle‑to‑work scheme and enhanced parental leave.
• Open‑plan workspaces and facilities designed to inspire and support you, including a fully‑serviced gym, subsidised restaurant and dedicated development resources.