Senior Front-End Tech Lead — Web Platform & Architecture

Capital One National Association; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer focused on front-end engineering to drive high-impact initiatives across our web platforms, serving millions of customers. You will help shape the authenticated customer servicing platform, marketing and acquisition workflows, and our design system while collaborating with product, design, and engineering leadership.

In this role you will mentor engineers, establish engineering standards including AI-native development patterns, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience (internship excluded).
• 1+ year of cloud computing experience (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud).

Responsibilities

• Drive high-leverage engineering initiatives end-to-end from framing to implementation and adoption.
• Operate as a trusted technical advisor across engineering teams through expertise and clear communication.
• Own cross-team architectural and technical decisions, balancing near-term delivery with long-term platform health.
• Apply a data-driven approach to technical problems—using evidence to justify investments, priorities, or changes in direction.
• Establish and evangelize engineering standards and best practices, including AI-native development patterns and tooling adoption.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical interviewing, onboarding, and community-building efforts.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and design leadership to align technical direction with business priorities.
• Utilize JavaScript (Angular, React, Node), HTML/CSS, TypeScript, and cross-browser development practices.

Skills

JavaScript

React

Angular

TypeScript

Node.js

Web performance

Accessibility

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Jest

Cypress

Playwright

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer focused on front-end engineering to drive high-impact initiatives across our web platforms, serving millions of customers. You will help shape the authenticated customer servicing platform, marketing and acquisition workflows, and our design system while collaborating with product, design, and engineering leadership.

In this role you will mentor engineers, establish engineering standards including AI-native development patterns, and