Senior Backend Engineer & Tech Lead – Java/Go/Cloud

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

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Lead Software Engineer, Back End to drive a portfolio of backend projects using Java, Python, Go, and Scala. Expect leadership of a team, mentoring, and hands-on coding in distributed microservices and cloud-native architectures.

You’ll collaborate with product managers to deliver data-driven, scalable solutions on AWS, using Docker, Kubernetes, and open source tools, ensuring compliance and high availability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 4+ years of professional software engineering experience; 1+ year cloud computing experience.
• Preferred: Master’s degree; 7+ years in Java/Scala/Python/Go/Node.js; 2+ years AWS/GCP/Azure; 4+ years open source frameworks; 1+ year people management; 2+ years Agile practices; experience with AI tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with experience in distributed microservices and full stack systems to meet regulatory needs.
• Mentor other engineers, participate in code reviews, and contribute to tech communities.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions for millions of customers.
• Work with Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala and various databases and container orchestration services.

Skills

Java

Python

SQL

Node.js

Go

Scala

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Capital One seeks a Lead Software Engineer, Back End to drive a portfolio of backend projects using Java, Python, Go, and Scala. Expect leadership of a team, mentoring, and hands-on coding in distributed microservices and cloud-native architectures.

You’ll collaborate with product managers to deliver data-driven, scalable solutions on AWS, using Docker, Kubernetes, and open source tools, ensuring compliance and high availability.