Full-stack Engineer 4 (Scala, React, AWS)

Capital One; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Engineer 4 to drive major transformation using Scala, React, and AWS. You will lead diverse tech projects, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers to deliver scalable, cloud-based financial experiences for millions of customers.

The role leverages modern microservices architecture, CI/CD, and observability practices, with a focus on performance, security, and regulatory alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• At least 4 years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) or virtualization technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of engineers with experience in distributed microservices and full-stack systems.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions for millions of users.
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to best practices across Agile teams.

Job description

Full-stack Engineer 4 (Scala, React, AWS)

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, 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 leveraging cutting-edge open source frameworks and emerging technologies. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of driving a major transformation across Capital One.

About the Team:

The Consumer Travel team is dedicated to crafting exceptional end-to-end experiences for our customers. As a high-impact, full-stack engineering team, we work closely with both our end users and core platform teams across the organization.

Our engineers own shared foundational components utilized across multiple engineering groups, while also driving key features like innovative fintech travel products.

If you thrive on making an immediate impact on customer experience and leading high-visibility, cross-team initiatives, we would love to have you join us!

The travel organization leverages modern technologies to build performant, scalable services, using React for the front-end and Scala for the back-end.

What You'll Do:

Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices, and full stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company

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

Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment

Utilize programming languages like Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript and TypeScript, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services

Provide technical leadership and direction across Agile teams, setting standards for design, development, and operational excellence

Partner with architects to define service boundaries, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks

Proactively identify areas for improvement, implementing targeted refactoring and contributing to efforts that reduce technical debt and enhance system performance

Influence long-term technology strategy through evaluation of emerging tools and practices in a 'you build it, you own it' environment

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering)
• At least 4 years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply)
• At least 2 years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 7+ years of experience coding with more than two of the following: Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, Scala
• 3+ years of experience with database and database management systems
• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or cloud-based productivity tools or virtualization technologies
• 4+ years of experience contributing to open source frameworks
• 3+ years of experience with front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks
• 4+ years of experience creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs
• 3+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing frameworks
• 3+ years of experience using Git-based version-control systems (e.g., Git, GitHub, Bitbucket)
• 3+ years of experience troubleshooting technical issues within cloud environments
• Experience leveraging modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots
• 1+ year of experience mentoring engineers and driving professional development within technical teams
• 1+ year of experience leveraging observability to identify and optimize performance bottlenecks in distributed systems
• Experience with interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts or large-scale technical initiatives
• Experience establishing and enforcing coding standards and design patterns across teams

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed be