Lead Software Engineer (Python, TypeScript, AWS)

Connect Tech+Talent; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Tech+Talent in McLean, VA is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to guide a team delivering cloud-based solutions and regulatory-compliant systems. You will lead a portfolio of projects across Python, TypeScript, AWS, and data services, ensuring robust architecture and code quality.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and steer open source and containerized deployments using Docker/Kubernetes in a fast-paced environment. Onsite work required.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in CS or related field.
• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 1+ years of cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers.
• Architect and deliver scalable cloud-based solutions.
• Mentor engineers, review code and promote best practices.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver compliant systems.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Distributed systems

Leadership

Mentoring

Java

Go

SQL

Scala

Education

Bachelors Degree

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Lead Software Engineer (Python, TypeScript, AWS)

McLean, VA (Onsite)

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, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code

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 Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala, 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 professional software engineering experience (Internship experience does not apply)
• At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree
• 7+ years of experience with Python
• 2+ years of experience with TypeScript
• 2+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, 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

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.