Lead Backend Engineer - Go + AWS | Data Platform

Relha LLC; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Go, AWS) to lead a portfolio of distributed microservices and mentor a team of developers. You will work on serverless and data-driven solutions, impacting millions of customer experiences across secure card tech initiatives.

The role emphasizes engineering excellence, collaboration, and continual learning within an inclusive delivery environment, with opportunities to work across Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala stacks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 1+ year of cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Preferred: Master’s degree and 7+ years in Java/Scala/Python/Go/Node.js; 2+ years in AWS/GCP/Azure

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with distributed microservices experience
• Mentor other engineers and contribute by coding or reviewing code when needed
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions
• Utilize Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala with RDBMS/NoSQL databases and AWS services

Skills

Java

Python

Go

Node.js

Scala

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Go, AWS) to lead a portfolio of distributed microservices and mentor a team of developers. You will work on serverless and data-driven solutions, impacting millions of customer experiences across secure card tech initiatives.

The role emphasizes engineering excellence, collaboration, and continual learning within an inclusive delivery environment, with opportunities to work across Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala stacks.