Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)

ZipRecruiter; York; Remote; GBP 151,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in the UK seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to lead Chaos testing and enhance application resilience. Candidates should possess strong programming skills and experience in cloud computing. A Bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of software engineering experience are required. This role offers a competitive salary package, reflective of location and experience.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Performance-based bonuses

Inclusive workplace policies

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 1+ year of experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
• 4+ years of experience in Chaos and Reliability testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of Chaos testing.
• Identify resilience vulnerabilities in architecture.
• Create automation to scale Chaos strategies.

Skills

JavaScript

Java

TypeScript

SQL

Python

Go

Container Orchestration

Chaos Engineering

Agile Practices

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Microsoft Azure

Gremlin

Splunk

New Relic

Job description

Overview

Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering) at Capital One. We are seeking Full Stack Software Engineers who are passionate about Chaos Testing highly resilient applications across our Tech environment. The Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering (CORE) Technology division is responsible for enabling and evolving Capital One’s foundational cloud infrastructure layer, including observability, connectivity, resilience and availability.

What You’ll Do

• As a Chaos Engineer, you will lead the planning, design, execution, and reporting of Chaos testing.
• Review architecture to identify potential resilience vulnerabilities. Use analysis to define a Chaos strategy that exposes these vulnerabilities proactively.
• Create automation that allows us to scale our Chaos strategy across Tech.
• Share your passion for 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, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code
• Utilize programming like JavaScript, Java, HTML/CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Python, and Go, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 6 years of experience in software engineering (experience does not apply).
• At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

Qualifications

• A Master’s Degree
• 9+ years of experience in at least one of the following: JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python, or Go
• 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, or another cloud service
• 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks
• 4+ years of experience in Chaos and Reliability testing within complex production environments
• 1+ years of people management experience
• 2+ years of experience in Agile practices
• 4+ years experience Chaos engineering tools in Harness or Gremlin
• 4+ years experience with testing tools in Performance or Fault Injection
• 4+ years experience with Observability tooling in Splunk or New Relic

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Salary, Benefits & Locations

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the number of hours.

Plano, TX: $204,900 - $233,800 for Sr. Lead Software Engineer

McLean, VA: $225,400 - $257,200 for Sr. Lead Software Engineer

Richmond, VA: $204,900 - $233,800 for Sr. Lead Software Engineer

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered will be reflected in the offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI).

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including /vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries.

If you require an accommodation, contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at [e-mail]. All information will be kept confidential and used only to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please email [e-mail].

Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site. Capital One Financial is made up of several entities. Positions posted in Canada, the United Kingdom, or the Philippines are for Capital One Canada, Capital One Europe, and Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC) respectively.