Lead Full-Stack Engineer: Cloud, AI & Microservices

Capital One; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 179,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in Plano, TX is hiring Full-stack Software Engineers to drive a major transformation on a mission-critical platform. You’ll work across Node.js, Python, Java, and AWS, building scalable cloud-based solutions and applying AI tooling to accelerate engineering delivery.

You will lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers to deliver high-impact experiences for millions of customers, while upholding design standards and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field; master’s preferred.
• 4+ years in software engineering; cloud experience required.
• Proficiency with public clouds (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Experience with distributed microservices and full-stack systems.
• Ability to mentor engineers and lead technical initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of technology projects and a developer team.
• Stay current with trends, learn new technologies, and mentor peers.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions.
• Use Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, and TypeScript across stacks.
• Provide technical leadership and define design and operational standards.
• Partner with architects on service boundaries and reusable frameworks.
• Identify improvement areas, drive refactoring, and reduce technical debt.
• Influence long-term strategy in a build-it-own-it environment.

Skills

Distributed microservices

Full stack systems

Mentoring engineers

AI tooling awareness

Cloud platforms experience

Open source collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as code

Git

GitHub

Job description

Capital One in Plano, TX is hiring Full-stack Software Engineers to drive a major transformation on a mission-critical platform. You’ll work across Node.js, Python, Java, and AWS, building scalable cloud-based solutions and applying AI tooling to accelerate engineering delivery.

You will lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers to deliver high-impact experiences for millions of customers, while upholding design standards and operational excellence.