Senior Cloud Engineer: Lead AI-Driven Cloud Platforms

Capital One; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 251,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Cloud Engineer to drive AI-adoption and scalable cloud infrastructure, mentoring teams and shaping platform strategy. You’ll work with Java, Python, Go, and Node.js, using Docker and Kubernetes, across AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI. Strong focus on security, compliance, and performance.

The role requires leadership across multiple teams and end-to-end design of cloud-native systems to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions for millions of customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply).
• At least 2 years of experience in cloud engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead the adoption and responsible use of emerging AI and automation capabilities to improve the scalability, reliability, and efficiency of cloud platforms and engineering workflows.
• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in scalable cloud infrastructure 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, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community.
• 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, Scala, Python, Go, and Node.js, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of cloud provider tools and services.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple teams, shaping system architecture and long-term technology direction.
• Drive end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale, distributed, or cloud-native systems with high reliability and performance requirements.
• Partner with architects and product leaders to define platform roadmaps and shared services strategy.
• Proactively identify areas for improvement and contribute to efforts that ensure well-managed cloud solutions.
• Influence long-term technology strategy through evaluation of emerging tools and practices in a ‘you build it, you own it’ environment.
• Integrate risk awareness into daily work, proactively considering potential issues related to cybersecurity, regulatory compliance (OBL, SOX), audits, and change management.
• Lead complex design and implementation efforts for distributed or cloud-native systems, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.

Skills

Cloud engineering

CI/CD orchestration

Infrastructure as Code

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud platform experience (AWS, GCP,-A

Security/compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Pulumi

OPA (policy as code)

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Cloud Engineer to drive AI-adoption and scalable cloud infrastructure, mentoring teams and shaping platform strategy. You’ll work with Java, Python, Go, and Node.js, using Docker and Kubernetes, across AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI. Strong focus on security, compliance, and performance.

The role requires leadership across multiple teams and end-to-end design of cloud-native systems to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions for millions of customers.