Senior Full-Stack Engineer: Cloud APIs & Resilience

Capital One Group; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 179,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Engineer 4 to lead backend and API development across cloud-based microservices. You will drive cross-functional collaboration, set design standards, and own critical components in a resilient cloud infrastructure.

You will utilize Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern cloud technologies in a dynamic, team-driven environment. A strong emphasis on performance, observability, and scalable architectures is expected in this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• 4+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions.
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices across Agile teams.
• Define service boundaries and reusable frameworks with architects.
• Identify refactoring opportunities to reduce technical debt and improve performance.

Skills

Go

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Rust

C#

Scala

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Git

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Engineer 4 to lead backend and API development across cloud-based microservices. You will drive cross-functional collaboration, set design standards, and own critical components in a resilient cloud infrastructure.

You will utilize Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern cloud technologies in a dynamic, team-driven environment. A strong emphasis on performance, observability, and scalable architectures is expected in this role.