Senior Backend Engineering Lead, Cloud-Native Microservices

Capital One; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 209,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking Backend Software Engineers in Chicago to join a team delivering cloud-based, data-enabled solutions for financial empowerment. You’ll lead a portfolio of distributed microservices, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers to meet regulatory needs and accelerate innovation.

The role uses Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes and AWS services, with open source databases and modern cloud tooling, in a fast-paced, inclusive delivery environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• At least 6 years of professional software engineering experience.
• At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
• At least 4 years of people management experience.

Responsibilities

• 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, 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.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Cloud computing

Distributed systems

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Java

Python

SQL

Node.js

Go

Scala

Job description

Capital One is seeking Backend Software Engineers in Chicago to join a team delivering cloud-based, data-enabled solutions for financial empowerment. You’ll lead a portfolio of distributed microservices, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers to meet regulatory needs and accelerate innovation.

The role uses Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes and AWS services, with open source databases and modern cloud tooling, in a fast-paced, inclusive delivery environment.