Senior Software Development Engineer - Services

Capital One; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company based in London is seeking a skilled software engineer to design, develop, and maintain internal products. The role emphasizes technical leadership and collaboration within teams, focusing on user-centric solutions. Candidates should have exceptional programming skills, especially in Java, and experience with Cloud/AWS technologies. The position offers a hybrid working model, access to core benefits, and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Bonus

Private medical insurance

Flexible benefits

Career progression

Qualifications

• Exceptional programming skills and knowledge of building APIs using modern object-oriented languages, preferably Java.
• User-focused mindset; ability to capture process requirements.
• Proven experience in technical leadership, with a passion for mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain internal software products.
• Advocate for governance, ensuring high standards.
• Provide technical leadership and innovate within the team.

Skills

Programming skills in Java

Building APIs

Understanding of SOLID principles

Cloud/AWS technologies

Effective communication

Cross-engineering collaboration

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain internal facing software products and solutions that automate business processes.
• Work to achieve the goals and vision shared by Product Management and your team leadership.
• Advocate for governance, documentation and process, ensuring everything built meets high standards whilst providing a frictionless user experience.
• Make recommendations to stakeholders and drive a consensus of agreement for your solutions; keep stakeholders in the loop.
• Provide technical leadership and innovate within your team. You are able to switch seamlessly from deep diving users’ needs and technical challenges to discussing solutions and prioritisation; question stakeholder expectations, influence to drive consensus on requirements and produce an impactful solution that creates business value.

Qualifications

• Exceptional programming skills and knowledge of building APIs using modern object‑oriented languages, preferably Java; SOLID principles, SOA, HTTP and REST.
• Demonstrable knowledge of creating architectural designs that meet the business need.
• Proven experience in technical leadership, with a passion for mentoring and nurturing engineers.
• User‑focused mindset; ability to capture process requirements to rapidly refine a solution.
• Effective communication and cross‑engineering collaboration to maximise inner‑sourcing opportunities and reduce waste.
• Experience and knowledge in Cloud/AWS technologies.

Experience & Knowledge

• Solving real world problems in a complex regulated environment.
• Opportunity to become an expert in writing and optimising code with AI code assistants (GitHub Copilot).

Benefits

• Permanent position based in London office with hybrid working model: 3 days a week from office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
• Role contributes to product roadmap for organisation committed to transformation.
• Working on public cloud projects: scale, security, availability and performance challenges.
• 10% of time for cutting edge innovative projects that shape future ways of working.
• Career progression, Capital One University training programmes and external providers.
• Immediate access to 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.
• Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.