Senior Full-Stack Engineer – Cloud, Microservices, AI Tools

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

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Engineer 5 (Python, AWS) in McLean, VA to lead a portfolio of modern cloud-based solutions. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and collaborate with product managers to deliver scalable systems across distributed microservices.

The role requires 6+ years in software engineering, strong cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure), and hands-on expertise with Java, Python, and TypeScript.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related quantitative field required.
• At least 6 years of software engineering experience; internship not counted.
• At least 3 years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) or virtualization tech.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers across distributed microservices and full stack systems.
• Mentor other engineers and participate in internal and external tech communities.
• Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions for millions of users.
• Utilize Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript and databases; leverage Docker/Kubernetes and AWS tools.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple teams, shape architecture and long-term tech direction.
• Drive end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale cloud-native systems with high reliability.
• Partner with architects and product leaders to define platform roadmaps and shared services strategy.

Skills

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

APIs

Mentoring

Java

Python

TypeScript

Node.js

Go

Scala

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Engineer 5 (Python, AWS) in McLean, VA to lead a portfolio of modern cloud-based solutions. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and collaborate with product managers to deliver scalable systems across distributed microservices.

The role requires 6+ years in software engineering, strong cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure), and hands-on expertise with Java, Python, and TypeScript.