Lead Full-Stack Engineer — Cloud & Microservices

Capital One National Association; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 179,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Full-stack Software Engineer to lead a portfolio of microservices projects and collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions. You will mentor engineers, set coding standards, and drive architectural decisions across Agile teams.

We value experience with Java/Scala/Python/Go/JavaScript, AWS and container orchestration with Docker/Kubernetes, and a strong emphasis on performance, scalability, and maintainability in distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of software engineering experience.
• At least 2 years of cloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Familiarity with distributed microservices and open source tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a skilled development team.
• Mentor engineers, review code, and drive technical excellence.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions.
• Define service boundaries and reusable frameworks with architects.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and reduce technical debt.

Skills

Java

Scala

Python

Go

Node.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Git

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Full-stack Software Engineer to lead a portfolio of microservices projects and collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions. You will mentor engineers, set coding standards, and drive architectural decisions across Agile teams.

We value experience with Java/Scala/Python/Go/JavaScript, AWS and container orchestration with Docker/Kubernetes, and a strong emphasis on performance, scalability, and maintainability in distributed systems.