Lead Software Development Engineer - Services

Capital One; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Bonus

Private medical insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Season-ticket loans

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join a backend team in London on a hybrid basis. You will lead a team or cross-functional squad, own end-to-end technical design, and drive scalable, secure software solutions that support business outcomes.

The role emphasizes collaboration, architecture, and cloud adoption. London office three days a week, with a strong focus on software quality, mentorship, and cross-team influence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical leadership, including leading a team or cross-functional squad.
• Experience building APIs using modern OO languages, preferably Java, with SOLID, SOA, HTTP/REST.
• Experience with AWS and cloud-based development.
• Strong architecture design for security and scale.
• Able to communicate across engineering to maximise inner-sourcing opportunities and reduce waste.
• Proven experience delivering high quality applications at scale.
• Advocate for quality with approaches such as Pair Programming, TDD and BDD.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team or cross-functional squad in delivering complex projects that align with business outcomes.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for technical design and architecture.

Skills

Technical leadership

Backend & mobile

API design (Java)

AWS / cloud

SOA / REST

Secure/scalable architecture

Cross-team collaboration

TDD & BDD / Pair Programming

Job description

implementation, and operational considerations Collaborate with engineers, architects, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes You will play a crucial role in supporting the elevation of engineering enablement, excellence, and experience across the broader engineering community You will collaborate and contribute to the development and dissemination of standardised and sustainable best practices, tools, patterns, and frameworks that enhance the productivity and quality of engineering efforts business-wide Your focus is on a major portion of existing or new team software (e.g., significant component, set of features, mid-size application or service) You'll work to achieve the goals and vision shared by Product Management and your Tribe Leadership Innovate within your team, initiative area and contribute within your technical domain

What we're looking for

Proven experience in technical leadership, including leading a team or cross-functional squad Proven experience working in both backend services and mobile technologies Exceptional programming skills and knowledge of building APIs using modern OO languages preferably Java, SOLID principles, SOA, HTTP and REST Experience with AWS and strong understanding of cloud-based development Extensive, demonstrable knowledge of designing architectures that are secure and perform at scale You're able to effectively communicate and work collaboratively across engineering to maximise inner-sourcing opportunities and reduce waste Proven experience ability to deliver high quality applications at scale An advocate for quality and the ability to support the team, leveraging approaches such as Pair Programming, TDD and BDD

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position and will be based in our London office. We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home. We're big on collaboration and connection, so you'll be based in our

Job Description

Job Description White Collar Factory (95009), United Kingdom, London, London Lead Software Development Engineer - Services About this role Capital One's mission is to change banking for good by bringing humanity, ingenuity and simplicity to banking. Sitting at the core of such values is our Software Engineering department whose primary role is to be an enabler of our ambitions. Capital One is looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer to join a backend team, based in our London office on a hybrid basis. Our Engineers are people who lead by example, build strong and valuable relationships and have the confidence to influence at all levels. We are proud of who we are and what we do and want you to join us at this particularly exciting time at Capital One.

What you’ll do

You will lead a team or cross-functional squad in the delivery of complex and ambiguous projects that support a broader business outcome You will take end-to-end responsibility for technical design

London office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

What's in it for you

Bring us all this - and you'll be handsomely rewarded with a role contributing to the product roadmap for an organisation committed to transformation We’re continuing our journey into the public cloud and have problems of scale, security, availability and performance for you to help solve We love continuous learning and that’s why we give you 10% of your time to work on cutting edge innovative projects that shape the way we will work in the future We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers) Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance - with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave Open-plan workspaces and facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms. In London, you can heighten your mood with a run on our rooftop running track or an espresso at the Workshop Coffee café

What you should know about how we recruit

We are committed to creating a level playing field and seek to create teams that are representative of our customers and the communities we serve. We’d love to hear from you if you identify with a typically under-represented group in our industry and are particularly keen to hear from women and ethnic minority candidates. We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, n