Lead Backend Engineer - AI-Driven Messaging

Capital One; New York (NY); On-site; USD 215,200 - 245,600; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Lead Back End Software Engineer in New York, NY to drive AI-powered engineering in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You will lead a portfolio of distributed microservices, guide developers, and design cloud-based solutions leveraging Java, JavaScript, Python, and Go within AWS ecosystems.

The role emphasizes mentorship, rigorous code reviews, and delivering high-performance software that supports financial empowerment for millions of customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; internship experience excluded.
• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 1+ year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Master's degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and guide a team of developers.
• Collaborate with product managers to design robust cloud-based solutions.
• Direct design, development, testing, and implementation using AI and LLMs.
• Utilize Java, JavaScript, Python, and Go in a modern AWS-centric stack.
• Mentor engineers and conduct code reviews to ensure quality.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

Python

Go

TypeScript

SQL

Agile methodologies

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Databricks

Dataflow

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Lead Back End Software Engineer in New York, NY to drive AI-powered engineering in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You will lead a portfolio of distributed microservices, guide developers, and design cloud-based solutions leveraging Java, JavaScript, Python, and Go within AWS ecosystems.

The role emphasizes mentorship, rigorous code reviews, and delivering high-performance software that supports financial empowerment for millions of customers.