Senior Backend Engineer — Cloud & Microservices Lead

Capital One; United States; On-site; USD 197,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in McLean, Virginia to lead a portfolio of distributed microservices and back-end systems. You will mentor engineers and help drive regulatory-compliant, cloud-first solutions across platforms.

Expect hands-on work with Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, and a mix of AWS tools, Docker, Kubernetes, and Open Source databases to deliver scalable, secure platforms for millions of customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 4+ years of professional software engineering experience; 1+ year cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Preferred: Master's degree; 7+ years in one or more core languages; 2+ years in cloud services; 4+ years open source frameworks; 1 year people management; 2+ years Agile.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with distributed microservices and full-stack systems.
• Mentor engineers, stay current with tech trends, and occasionally code or evaluate code.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions for financial services.
• Utilize Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS tools.

Skills

Java

Python

SQL

Node.js

Go

Scala

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in McLean, Virginia to lead a portfolio of distributed microservices and back-end systems. You will mentor engineers and help drive regulatory-compliant, cloud-first solutions across platforms.

Expect hands-on work with Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, and a mix of AWS tools, Docker, Kubernetes, and Open Source databases to deliver scalable, secure platforms for millions of customers.