Full-stack Engineer 5 (Senior Manager, IC) (CaCe)

Capital One Group; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive a portfolio of cloud-native, distributed systems projects. You will mentor engineers, shape architecture, and partner with product managers to deliver robust solutions at scale.

You will be proficient in multiple languages (Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, Scala) and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), with strong experience in CI/CD, IaC, and observability to optimize performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field required; Master's preferred
• 6+ years of software engineering experience; internship excluded
• 3+ years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Experience coding in multiple languages (Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, Scala) with 9+ years total
• 5+ years contributing to open source frameworks
• 5+ years of front-end JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks experience
• 4+ years of API design and development (synchronous/asynchronous)
• 4+ years of database systems experience
• 4+ years of cloud infrastructure and tooling experience
• 4+ years of CI/CD, IaC, and automated testing experience
• 4+ years of Git-based version control experience
• 3+ years mentoring senior engineers and driving development
• 2+ years observability to optimize distributed systems
• 1+ year leading architectural design reviews and setting standards
• 1+ year implementing observability and reliability at scale
• Experience with AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots
• Experience influencing technology strategy at portfolio level
• Experience with interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions
• Provide technical leadership across multiple teams and define platform roadmaps
• Drive end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale distributed or cloud-native systems
• Mentor engineers and shape enterprise-wide technical standards
• Influence architecture decisions and promote observability and reliability at scale

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud architecture

Mentoring

Java

Scala

Python

Go

Node.js

JavaScript/TypeScript

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

CI/CD

Infra as Code

Git

Observability

AI tooling

Architectural design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub/Git

CI/CD tools

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

* 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 across multiple teams, shaping system architecture and long-term technology direction* Drive end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale, distributed, or cloud-native systems with high reliability and performance requirements* Partner with architects and product leaders to define platform roadmaps and shared services strategy* Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering)* At least 6 years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply)* At least 3 years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies* Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field* 9+ years of experience coding with more than two of the following: Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, Scala* 5+ years of experience contributing to open source frameworks* 5+ years of experience with front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks* 5+ years of experience creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs* 4+ years of experience with database and database management systems* 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or cloud-based productivity tools or virtualization technologies* 4+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing frameworks* 4+ years of experience using Git-based version-control systems (e.g., Git, GitHub, Bitbucket)* 4+ years of experience troubleshooting technical issues within cloud environments* 3+ years of experience mentoring senior engineers and driving professional development within technical teams* 2+ years of experience leveraging observability to identify and optimize performance bottlenecks in distributed systems* 1+ year of experience leading architectural design reviews and influencing enterprise-wide technical standards and methodologies* 1+ year of experience establishing and enforcing coding standards and design patterns across teams* 1+ year of experience implementing observability and reliability practices at scale* Experience leveraging modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots* Experience influencing technology strategy at the portfolio or business unit level* Experience with interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion* Experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts or large-scale technical initiativesCapital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.