Senior Backend Engineering Lead in Cloud & Microservices

Hobbsnews; Illinois; On-site; USD 209,000 - 238,500; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Manager of Software Engineering, Back End, to lead a portfolio of backend services and a team of engineers. The role focuses on distributed microservices, cloud-native solutions, and collaboration with product managers to empower millions of Americans.

The successful candidate will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and contribute code when appropriate, leveraging Java, Python, SQL, Node.js, Go, and Scala across AWS environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 1+ year cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• 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.
• Mentor engineers, stay current with tech trends, and contribute code or evaluate code when needed.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions for millions of users.
• Use Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala with AWS tools; manage containers with Docker/Kubernetes.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Innovation mindset

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Tools

Java

Python

SQL

Node.js

Go

Scala

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Manager of Software Engineering, Back End, to lead a portfolio of backend services and a team of engineers. The role focuses on distributed microservices, cloud-native solutions, and collaboration with product managers to empower millions of Americans.

The successful candidate will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and contribute code when appropriate, leveraging Java, Python, SQL, Node.js, Go, and Scala across AWS environments.