Lead Software Engineer - Go, Python & AWS

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

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to guide a portfolio of diverse tech projects and a skilled engineering team. You will work on distributed microservices and full stack systems, driving regulatory-compliant solutions and leveraging modern tools across cloud environments.

The role requires strong hands-on expertise in Go, Python, JavaScript, SQL, and AWS, plus mentoring capabilities and cloud experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 4 years of software engineering experience
• At least 1 year cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse tech projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices and full stack systems.
• Mentor engineers and participate in internal and external technology communities.
• Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions that empower users.
• Utilize JavaScript, Java, HTML/CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Python, and Go, Docker, Kubernetes, and various AWS tools and services.

Skills

Go

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

SQL

AWS

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to guide a portfolio of diverse tech projects and a skilled engineering team. You will work on distributed microservices and full stack systems, driving regulatory-compliant solutions and leveraging modern tools across cloud environments.

The role requires strong hands-on expertise in Go, Python, JavaScript, SQL, and AWS, plus mentoring capabilities and cloud experience.