Lead Software Engineer

Capital One; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One India is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive a portfolio of AI/ML platform initiatives, focusing on distributed systems, microservices, and scalable cloud-native solutions in Bengaluru.

You will collaborate with product, design, data science, and engineering teams to build production-grade APIs, SDKs, and developer tools, integrating GenAI capabilities and advancing observability and responsible AI practices across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 8+ years building back-end services (Java, Node, Python, etc.).
• 4+ years designing data-intensive solutions with distributed computing.
• 4+ years building APIs/SDKs/libraries for downstream use.
• 3+ years building AI/ML/GenAI solutions.
• 4+ years designing cloud-based platforms using AWS/Azure/GCP.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects with deep experience in distributed systems, microservices, platform engineering, and AI/ML applications.
• Partner with product, design, data science, and engineering teams to define and deliver scalable AI/ML platform capabilities and developer experiences.
• Design and develop production-grade APIs, SDKs, libraries, microservices, and developer tools for AI/ML applications.
• Build and integrate GenAI capabilities including LLMs, RAG, agents, tool use, orchestration, inference, and AI evaluation.
• Develop observability and responsible AI capabilities including quality, reliability, safety and performance.
• Utilize languages, Open Source technologies, databases, containers, Kubernetes, and AWS services to build scalable/serverless solutions.
• Provide support to existing users of platforms/products you own.
• Mentor peers and stay current with technology trends and communities.

Skills

Distributed systems

Microservices

Platform engineering

AI/ML applications

Back-end development

APIs

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Open Source technologies

Docker

SQL/NoSQL

Job description

Voyager (94001), India, Bangalore, Karnātaka

Lead Software Engineer

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment?

At Capital One India, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Full Stack Software Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Lead Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

The Machine Learning eXperience (MLX) team is at the forefront of how Capital One builds and deploys responsible GenAI and ML models; we onboard and educate associates on the GenAI and ML platforms and products that the whole company uses; we drive new innovation and research; and we're working to seamlessly infuse GenAI and ML into the fabric of the company. The AI experience we're creating is the foundation upon which our lines of business will continue to deliver next-generation machine learning-driven products and services for our more than 100MM customers.

What You'll Do:

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects with deep experience in distributed systems, microservices, platform engineering, and AI/ML applications.
• Partner with product, design, data science, and engineering teams to define and deliver scalable AI/ML platform capabilities and developer experiences.
• Design and develop production-grade APIs, SDKs, libraries, microservices, and developer tools that enable teams to build, integrate, evaluate, and operate AI/ML applications.
• Build and integrate GenAI capabilities including LLMs, RAG, agents, tool use, orchestration, inference, and AI evaluation into enterprise platforms and applications.
• Develop capabilities for LLM/AI observability, evaluation, monitoring, and responsible AI, including quality, reliability, safety, and performance.
• Utilize various programming languages, Open Source technologies, relational/NoSQL databases, containers, Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services with a focus on scalable and serverless solutions.
• Provide support to existing users of the platforms/ products you own.
• Share your passion for staying on top of technology trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, and mentoring other members of the engineering community.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 10 years of experience in software engineering
• At least 8 years of experience building back-end services (Including but not limited to: Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, Node, Scala, TypeScript)
• At least 6 years of experience with a database technology (Including but not limited to: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, DynamoDB)
• At least 4 years of experience designing and building data intensive solutions using distributed computing and knowledge of event-driven development
• At least 4 years of experience in building Software Development Kits, APIs, packages, or libraries for downstream consumption, with understanding of Object-Oriented Programming concepts.
• At least 3 years of experience building or integrating AI/ML solutions, including GenAI, LLMs, RAG, ML platforms, or AI-enabled applications
• At least 4 years of experience in designing and building cloud-based platforms or distributed systems using AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience with a cloud computing provider (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
• 3+ years of experience in MLOps either using open source tools like MLFlow or commercial tools
• 2+ years of experience building production-ready AI/ML capabilities for large-scale platforms
• 2+ years of experience with LLM observability, evaluation, experimentation, inference optimization or model monitoring
• 2+ years of experience building agentic workflows, AI orchestration, RAG systems or tool-using AI applications
• Hands-on implementation of responsible AI, building solution for guard rails, model explainability, fairness and governance.
• 4+ Years of experience in a technical leadership role overseeing strategic projects
• Experience building developer tools, APIs, SDKs, or frameworks using technologies such as OpenTelemetry or similar observability frameworks; familiarity with AI/ML libraries and frameworks such as LangChain, Haystack, vector databases, or other emerging GenAI technologies is a plus

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/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, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City's Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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