Lead Backend Engineer - AI-Driven Cloud Microservices

Capital One National Association; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Lead Back End Software Engineer to drive a portfolio of AI-enabled, cloud-based backend services. You will guide a team of engineers skilled in distributed microservices using Java, JavaScript, Python, and Go, and collaborate with product managers to deliver personalized experiences.

You will champion sound data designs, apply CI/CD practices, and harness AWS and modern tools to build scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• At least 1 year of cloud computing experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and guide a team of developers with distributed microservices.
• Collaborate with product managers to design and deliver cloud-based, personalized experiences.
• Direct design, development, testing, and implementation using AI, LLMs, and cloud infrastructure.
• Mentor engineers and drive rigorous code reviews for performance and maintainability.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

Python

Go

TypeScript

SQL

CI/CD

AI/ML

Cloud

LLMs

Claude Code

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Databricks

Dataflow

Kubernetes

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Lead Back End Software Engineer to drive a portfolio of AI-enabled, cloud-based backend services. You will guide a team of engineers skilled in distributed microservices using Java, JavaScript, Python, and Go, and collaborate with product managers to deliver personalized experiences.

You will champion sound data designs, apply CI/CD practices, and harness AWS and modern tools to build scalable solutions.