Senior Backend Tech Lead: Cloud, Microservices & Mentorship

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a senior engineering leader to guide a portfolio of technology projects and mentor a team of developers in a fast-paced, compliant environment.

You will build distributed microservices and full-stack systems, working with Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS. Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions empowering customers while staying current with trends and participating in engineering communities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• At least 6 years of professional software engineering experience; internship experience does not apply.
• At least 1 year of experience with cloud computing, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• 9+ years of experience in Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js preferred.
• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in open-source frameworks preferred.
• 1+ years of people management experience preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in Agile practices preferred.
• Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion preferred.
• Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers
• Create solutions that meet regulatory needs for Capital One
• Build distributed microservices and full-stack systems
• Stay current with technology trends and experiment with new technologies
• Participate in internal and external technology communities
• Mentor members of the engineering community
• Code or evaluate code as needed
• Collaborate with digital product managers
• Deliver robust cloud-based solutions that support financial empowerment experiences
• Use Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, open-source databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS tools and services

Skills

Cloud Computing

Java Development

AWS Services

Microservices Architecture

Leadership

Mentoring

Collaboration

Agile Practices

Interactive AI Tooling

Open-Source Frameworks

People Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree Preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Open-Source Frameworks

Job description

Capital One seeks a senior engineering leader to guide a portfolio of technology projects and mentor a team of developers in a fast-paced, compliant environment.

You will build distributed microservices and full-stack systems, working with Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS. Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions empowering customers while staying current with trends and participating in engineering communities.