Lead Software Development Engineer - Services

Capital One (Europe) plc; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is looking for a Lead Software Development Engineer to join their London office on a hybrid basis. This permanent role involves leading a team, delivering complex projects, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance engineering practices. The position offers opportunities for career progression and access to core benefits, including private medical insurance and flexible benefits.

Benefits

Pension

Bonus

Holidays

Private medical insurance

Flexible benefits

Access to gyms and mindfulness rooms

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical leadership.
• Exceptional programming skills in modern OO languages like Java.
• Experience with AWS and cloud-based development.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in delivering complex projects.
• Take responsibility for technical design and implementation.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders for successful outcomes.

Skills

Technical leadership

Programming skills

Collaboration

Communication

API development

Tools

AWS

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 enable our ambitions.

Capital One is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join a backend team in our London office on a hybrid basis.

Our Engineers lead by example, build strong relationships, and influence at all levels. We are proud of our work and invite you to join us during this exciting time at Capital One.

What you’ll do

1. Lead a team or cross-functional squad in delivering complex projects supporting broader business outcomes.
2. Take end-to-end responsibility for technical design, implementation, and operational considerations.
3. Collaborate with engineers, architects, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes.
4. Support the elevation of engineering enablement, excellence, and experience across the engineering community.
5. Develop and disseminate best practices, tools, patterns, and frameworks to enhance productivity and quality.
6. Focus on a significant portion of existing or new team software, such as components, features, or services.
7. Work towards the goals and vision shared by Product Management and Tribe Leadership.
8. Innovate within your team and contribute within your technical domain.

What we’re looking for

1. Proven experience in technical leadership, including leading a team or squad.
2. Experience working with backend services and mobile technologies.
3. Exceptional programming skills, especially in building APIs with modern OO languages like Java, and knowledge of SOLID principles, SOA, HTTP, and REST.
4. Experience with AWS and cloud-based development.
5. Designing secure, scalable architectures.
6. Effective communication and collaboration skills to maximize inner-sourcing and reduce waste.
7. Proven ability to deliver high-quality applications at scale.
8. Advocacy for quality, supporting teams with practices like Pair Programming, TDD, and BDD.

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position based in our London office with a hybrid working model, working from the office 3 days a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays).

What’s in it for you

• Contribute to a product roadmap for an organization committed to transformation.
• Join our journey into the public cloud, tackling scale, security, and performance challenges.
• Enjoy 10% of your time on innovative projects shaping future work.
• Benefit from career progression through Capital One University and external training.
• Access core benefits like pension, bonus, holidays, private medical insurance, and flexible benefits.
• Work in inspiring spaces, including gyms, restaurants, mindfulness rooms, rooftop running tracks, and cafes.

Additional Information

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, seeking to create teams that reflect our customers and communities. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups, including women and ethnic minorities.

We partner with organizations like Women in Finance, Race At Work, Stonewall, and upReach to promote diversity. We offer internal networks such as REACH, OutFront, Mind Your Mind, Women in Tech, and EmpowHER.

If you need a reasonable adjustment, contact [e-mail]. All information will be confidential.

For technical support or questions about the recruitment process, email [e-mail].

Capital One operates in multiple regions, and positions posted in each region are specific to that region.

Who We Are

At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Guided by our values, we foster collaboration, innovation, and respect. Our mission is to help customers succeed with simplicity, ingenuity, and humanity, aiming to change banking for good.