Lead Software Development Engineer - Services

Capital One UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Bonus

Generous holiday entitlement

Private medical insurance

Season-ticket loans

Cycle to work scheme

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 design and delivery, and collaborate with engineers, product owners, and stakeholders to achieve project outcomes.

You will focus on building secure, scalable APIs using modern OO languages (preferably Java), with strong cloud experience in AWS.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a team or cross-functional squad.
• Experience with backend services and mobile technologies.
• Strong API design experience with Java, REST.
• Experience with AWS and cloud development.
• Architecting secure, scalable systems.
• Ability to collaborate across engineering teams to maximise efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team or cross-functional squad delivering complex projects aligned to business outcomes.
• Own end-to-end technical design, implementation, and operational considerations.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, product owners, and stakeholders.
• Elevate engineering enablement, excellence, and experience across the engineering community.
• Develop and promote standardised practices, tools, and patterns across teams.
• Own a major portion of existing or new software components or services.
• Align with Product Management and Tribe Leadership on goals and vision.
• Innovate within the team and contribute to the technical domain.

Skills

Technical leadership

Backend services

API design

Java

AWS

SOA & REST

TDD/BDD

Communication

Tools

AWS

Job description

White Collar Factory (95009), United Kingdom, London, LondonLead 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, 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 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, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it's about what you do, not just what you say. That's why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages.

We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few:

• REACH - Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies

• OutFront - to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates

• Mind Your Mind - signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all

• Women in Tech - promoting an inclusive environment in tech

• EmpowHER - network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.

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Who We Are

At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.

Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.