Senior Front-End Engineer & Tech Lead

Capital One; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks Front-end Software Engineers who are passionate about cutting-edge open source frameworks to deliver high-impact features for 100M+ customers and lead front-end architecture and design patterns. You will mentor engineers, contribute to BFFs/MFE architectures, champion performance, accessibility, testing, and AI-assisted development, and ensure quality and user-centric experiences.

This role offers competitive Virginia salaries with opportunities for incentives and a

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
• At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience.
• At least 3 years of experience with TypeScript, HTML, CSS and modern web frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, Svelte).
• 4+ years of experience with TypeScript and JavaScript.
• 4+ years of experience with modern web frameworks and web technologies.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks (Jest, Cypress, Playwright) and performance tuning.
• Experience designing scalable front-end architectures and reusable components.
• Experience with client Backend-for-Frontends (BFFs), GraphQL, and efficient networking (gRPC/Protobuf).
• Experience with micro frontend (MFE) architectures.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Software Engineers, Designers, and Product Managers to deliver high-performing features for 100M+ customers.
• Provide technical leadership for front-end architecture and design patterns.
• Mentor other engineers and share best practices for AI-assisted development.
• Grow and provide subject matter expertise in performance and accessibility.
• Contribute to front-end architecture decisions, API design reviews, and reusable components.

Skills

TypeScript

JavaScript

Front-end architecture

Mentoring / leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jest

Cypress

Playwright

GraphQL

gRPC/Protobuf

React

Angular

Vue/Svelte

Job description

Capital One seeks Front-end Software Engineers who are passionate about cutting-edge open source frameworks to deliver high-impact features for 100M+ customers and lead front-end architecture and design patterns. You will mentor engineers, contribute to BFFs/MFE architectures, champion performance, accessibility, testing, and AI-assisted development, and ensure quality and user-centric experiences.

This role offers competitive Virginia salaries with opportunities for incentives and a