Senior Backend Tech Lead — Cloud & Microservices

Capital One; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 215,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Lead Software Engineer, Backend (IC) to drive a portfolio of distributed microservices and full stack systems in a regulated environment. You will collaborate with product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions that empower millions of customers and leverage Java, Python, SQL, Node.js, and Go.

This role emphasizes mentorship, ongoing learning, and hands-on coding when needed, with a strong focus on containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes on AWS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience (Internship experience does not apply).
• At least 1 year of cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers in distributed microservices and full stack systems to meet regulatory needs.
• Mentor engineers, stay current with tech trends, and contribute code when needed.
• Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions for millions of customers.
• Utilize Java, Python, SQL, Node.js, Go, and databases; manage containers with Docker and Kubernetes on AWS.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

Node.js

SQL

NoSQL

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Open Source RDBMS

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Lead Software Engineer, Backend (IC) to drive a portfolio of distributed microservices and full stack systems in a regulated environment. You will collaborate with product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions that empower millions of customers and leverage Java, Python, SQL, Node.js, and Go.

This role emphasizes mentorship, ongoing learning, and hands-on coding when needed, with a strong focus on containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes on AWS.