Lead Full-Stack Engineer (AWS & Microservices)

Capital One Group; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Performance-based incentives

Career development

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a highly skilled Full-stack Engineer 5 to lead and guide a team delivering cloud-native, distributed systems. You will work across Java, Scala, and TypeScript stacks, leverage AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, and mentor engineers while aligning with product and architectural directions.

The role emphasizes end-to-end design, high reliability, and collaboration with product managers to meet regulatory and business needs in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
• 6+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• 5+ years mentoring senior engineers and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse tech projects and a team of developers.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions at scale.
• Drive end-to-end design across distributed, cloud-native systems.
• Provide technical leadership and shape architecture and long-term direction.

Skills

Java

Scala

Distributed systems

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS or related

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Python

Job description

Capital One is seeking a highly skilled Full-stack Engineer 5 to lead and guide a team delivering cloud-native, distributed systems. You will work across Java, Scala, and TypeScript stacks, leverage AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, and mentor engineers while aligning with product and architectural directions.

The role emphasizes end-to-end design, high reliability, and collaboration with product managers to meet regulatory and business needs in a fast-paced environment.