Lead Backend Engineer: AI, Microservices & Cloud

Capital One; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in Richmond, VA seeks a Lead Back End Software Engineer to drive AI-enabled, cloud-based solutions across microservices. You will lead a portfolio of projects, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers to deliver scalable, high-performance systems using Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, and modern AWS.

The role requires 4+ years of software engineering, cloud experience, and a passion for data-driven, iterative delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• At least 1 year of cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with distributed microservices and full-stack systems preferred.
• Leadership or mentoring experience in engineering teams preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and guide a team of developers.
• Collaborate with product managers to design cloud-based, personalized solutions.
• Direct design, development, testing, and implementation using AI/LLM technologies and cloud infrastructure.
• Leverage Java, JavaScript, Python, and Go in a modern AWS-based stack.
• Mentor engineers and drive code reviews to ensure performance and maintainability.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

Python

Go

TypeScript

Spring

Kafka

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Databricks

Dataflow

Claude Code

Job description

Capital One in Richmond, VA seeks a Lead Back End Software Engineer to drive AI-enabled, cloud-based solutions across microservices. You will lead a portfolio of projects, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers to deliver scalable, high-performance systems using Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, and modern AWS.

The role requires 4+ years of software engineering, cloud experience, and a passion for data-driven, iterative delivery.