Lead Backend Engineer: AI-Driven Cloud Solutions

Capital One; New York (NY); On-site; USD 215,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Lead Back End Software Engineer to shape scalable, cloud-based systems using Java, JavaScript, Python, and Go. You will lead a team of engineers across microservices, guide architecture decisions, and drive delivery through rigorous code reviews and mentoring.

You’ll work with AI tooling and LLMs (Claude Code) to boost productivity, collaborate with product managers, and deliver high-impact omnichannel experiences from New York, NY.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s preferred.
• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 1+ year of cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Proficiency with Java, JavaScript, Python or Go and related tech stacks.
• Experience leading technical direction and large-scale projects across teams.
• Experience with AI tooling, LLMs, and modern cloud infrastructure is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and guide a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices and full stack systems to create solutions.
• Collaborate with digital product managers to design and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful, personalized experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment.
• Direct the design, development, testing, and implementation of technical solutions using AI technologies, large language models (LLMs), and cloud infrastructure, ensuring sound data design practices are applied.
• Leverage a diverse technical stack including Java, JavaScript, Python, and Go, alongside modern cloud infrastructure, and advanced AWS ecosystems to deliver high-performance software solutions.
• Champion the growth of our engineering community through active mentorship, while driving excellence in delivery by conducting rigorous code reviews to ensure technical solutions are performant and maintainable.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Distributed systems

Architecture

Agile practices

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Java

JavaScript

Python

Go

TypeScript

SQL

Kafka

Spring

CI/CD

Claude Code

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Lead Back End Software Engineer to shape scalable, cloud-based systems using Java, JavaScript, Python, and Go. You will lead a team of engineers across microservices, guide architecture decisions, and drive delivery through rigorous code reviews and mentoring.

You’ll work with AI tooling and LLMs (Claude Code) to boost productivity, collaborate with product managers, and deliver high-impact omnichannel experiences from New York, NY.