Lead Software Engineer

Capital One National Association; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 197,300 - 225,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Performance-based incentive compensation

Job summary

Capital One National Association in McLean, VA is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to lead teams and build high-performance, cloud-native platforms. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of software engineering experience and 1 year with cloud services such as AWS. Responsibilities include leading projects, collaborating with product managers, and utilizing modern programming languages. Compensation ranges from $197,300 - $225,100, along with performance-based incentives.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of experience in software engineering.
• At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
• Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects.
• Collaborate with digital product managers.
• Utilize programming languages and AWS tools.

Skills

JavaScript

Java

TypeScript

SQL

Python

Go

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Lead Software Engineer

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Full Stack Software Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Lead Software Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

Join a team dedicated to building high-performance, cloud-native platforms from the ground up to enable secure spending for millions of cardholders. Our engineers leverage a modern, high-resiliency stack including Java, Go, and AWS native services like Lambda and Fargate to solve complex challenges in financial issuance, real-time security, and global payment servicing. This role offers the rare opportunity to drive technical modernization of critical infrastructure while ensuring low-latency performance at a massive scale. You will have the flexibility to work across various features, providing a deep dive into sophisticated financial domains while making a direct impact on core operations.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices, and full stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company.
• Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community.
• Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment.
• Utilize programming languages like JavaScript, Java, HTML/CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Python, and Go, open source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, container orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• At least 4 years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply).
• At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree.
• 7+ years of experience in at least one of the following: JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python, or Go.
• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, or another cloud service.
• 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks.
• 1+ years of people management experience.
• 2+ years of experience in Agile practices.
• Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion.

Compensation for this role will vary by location. For McLean, VA the range is $197,300 - $225,100 for Lead Software Engineer. Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter. This role is also eligible to earn performance‑based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long‑term incentives (LTI).

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well‑being. Eligibility varies based on full or part‑time status, exempt or non‑exempt status, and management level.

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries.