Staff Backend Engineer — Lead Multi‑Team Tech

Capital One; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Staff Software Engineer - Back End to shape technical strategy across multiple teams. You will lead complex initiatives, drive best practices, and mentor engineers while aligning with business outcomes.

The role emphasizes deep Java expertise, distributed systems design, and collaboration with senior leaders to deliver scalable software solutions in a hybrid London-based setup.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Java
• System design and distributed architectures
• Leading technical initiatives across multiple teams
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Ability to set a multi-team technical vision and strategy
• Strong leadership and influence without authority
• Experience driving engineering standards across organisations
• Experience steering Communities of Practice or technical forums
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate technical concepts

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the technical strategy for a significant business outcome or technology domain.
• Lead and coordinate efforts of multiple teams to align with business objectives and strategy.
• Identify patterns, evangelise best practices, and establish reusable frameworks.
• Build relationships with senior leadership, product owners, and architects.
• Represent Capital One in external technical forums.
• Drive service quality standards and guide incident resolution.
• Develop strategies to manage technical debt across teams.
• Mentor engineers and foster continuous learning.

Skills

Java expert

System design

Distributed architectures

Multi-team leadership

Cloud platforms

Technical vision

Engineering standards

Communities of Practice

Stakeholder management

Business acumen

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Staff Software Engineer - Back End to shape technical strategy across multiple teams. You will lead complex initiatives, drive best practices, and mentor engineers while aligning with business outcomes.

The role emphasizes deep Java expertise, distributed systems design, and collaboration with senior leaders to deliver scalable software solutions in a hybrid London-based setup.