Senior Backend Engineer - Python & AWS, Microservices Lead

Capital One National Association; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 197,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Back End Software Engineer to lead a portfolio of distributed microservices and full-stack systems, delivering cloud-based solutions to empower millions of customers. You’ll collaborate with product managers, mentor engineers, and evaluate new technologies across Java, Python, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of software engineering experience, with strong cloud experience and open source contributions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field is required.
• 4+ years professional software engineering experience; internship excluded.
• At least 1 year of cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with distributed microservices and open source frameworks is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of distributed microservices and full-stack systems.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to deliver cloud-based solutions.
• Mentor other engineers and participate in code reviews and technology evaluations.
• Work with AWS tools and services, Docker, Kubernetes, and diverse databases.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

Scala

Node.js

SQL

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Back End Software Engineer to lead a portfolio of distributed microservices and full-stack systems, delivering cloud-based solutions to empower millions of customers. You’ll collaborate with product managers, mentor engineers, and evaluate new technologies across Java, Python, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of software engineering experience, with strong cloud experience and open source contributions.