Lead Full-Stack Engineer - Cloud, AI & Microservices

Capital One Group; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Full Stack Engineer 4 (Lead / Manager IC) to lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and mentor a team of engineers in a fast-paced, inclusive environment. You will work across distributed microservices, cloud-native stacks, and open source databases to drive performance improvements and strategic technology initiatives.

You’ll collaborate with product managers, align with architects on service boundaries, and influence long-term tech strategy while owning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• At least 4 years of experience in software engineering.
• At least 2 years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience coding with more than two of the following: Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, Scala.
• Experience in building agentic AI systems and agentic workflows.
• Experience designing, delivering, and supporting AI services.
• 3+ years of experience with database and database management systems.
• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or cloud-based productivity tools or virtualization technologies.
• 4+ years of experience contributing to open source frameworks.
• 3+ years of experience with front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks.
• 4+ years of experience creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs.
• 3+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing frameworks.
• 3+ years of experience using Git-based version-control systems.
• 3+ years of experience troubleshooting technical issues within cloud environments.
• Experience leveraging modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots.
• 1+ year of experience mentoring engineers and driving professional development within technical teams.
• 1+ year of experience leveraging observability to identify and optimize performance bottlenecks in distributed systems.
• Experience with interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts or large-scale technical initiatives.
• Experience establishing and enforcing coding standards and design patterns across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers.
• Mentor other members of the engineering community.
• Collaborate with digital product managers and deliver robust cloud-based solutions.
• Utilize programming languages like Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript and TypeScript, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services.
• Provide technical leadership and direction across Agile teams, setting standards for design, development, and operational excellence.
• Partner with architects to define service boundaries, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks.
• Proactively identify areas for improvement, implementing targeted refactoring and contributing to efforts that reduce technical debt and enhance system performance.
• Influence long-term technology strategy through evaluation of emerging tools and practices in a 'you build it, you own it' environment.

Skills

Java

Scala

Python

Go

Node.js

JavaScript

TypeScript

AWS

GCP

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Git

CI/CD

Cloud tooling

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS tools

NoSQL databases

RDBMS

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Full Stack Engineer 4 (Lead / Manager IC) to lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and mentor a team of engineers in a fast-paced, inclusive environment. You will work across distributed microservices, cloud-native stacks, and open source databases to drive performance improvements and strategic technology initiatives.

You’ll collaborate with product managers, align with architects on service boundaries, and influence long-term tech strategy while owning