Lead Software Engineer: Cloud, Microservices & AI Tooling

Capital One; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Financial Benefits

Performance Based Incentive

Cash Bonuses

Long Term Incentives

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a senior software engineering leader to drive distributed microservices and full stack systems in a regulated, cloud-enabled environment. You will oversee a team, collaborate with product managers, ensure robust cloud-based delivery, and mentor the engineering community.

The role emphasizes strong programming experience, cloud expertise, and leadership capabilities to advance Capital One’s technology strategy and regulatory compliance goals.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree with at least 4 years of software engineering experience and 1 year of cloud computing experience.
• Preferred candidates have a Master’s degree, 7+ years of programming experience, and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of developers to build distributed microservices and full stack systems.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions.
• Mentor the engineering community.

Skills

Python

AWS

Java

JavaScript

TypeScript

SQL

Go

Docker

Kubernetes

Microservices

NoSQL

Agile

People Management

Full Stack Development

Cloud Computing

AI Tooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Capital One is seeking a senior software engineering leader to drive distributed microservices and full stack systems in a regulated, cloud-enabled environment. You will oversee a team, collaborate with product managers, ensure robust cloud-based delivery, and mentor the engineering community.

The role emphasizes strong programming experience, cloud expertise, and leadership capabilities to advance Capital One’s technology strategy and regulatory compliance goals.