Senior Backend Engineer – AWS & Microservices Lead

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

Job summary

Capital One in McLean, VA is seeking a Lead Software Engineer (Back End) to guide a portfolio of distributed microservices and full-stack systems. You will mentor engineers, drive technical excellence, and collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions using Java, Python, TypeScript, and AWS services.

We value hands-on leadership, open source experience, and a track record of delivering scalable backend systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience.
• At least 1 year cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices and full-stack systems.
• Mentor other engineers, participate in code reviews, and evaluate code when needed.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions that empower millions of users.
• Utilize Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala with AWS tools and services; work with containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes).

Skills

Java

Python

TypeScript

Go

Scala

Node.js

SQL

NoSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud computing

Bachelor's Degree

4+ years software engineering

1+ years cloud experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Capital One in McLean, VA is seeking a Lead Software Engineer (Back End) to guide a portfolio of distributed microservices and full-stack systems. You will mentor engineers, drive technical excellence, and collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions using Java, Python, TypeScript, and AWS services.

We value hands-on leadership, open source experience, and a track record of delivering scalable backend systems.