Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Cloud & Microservices Lead

capitalone; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Engineer 5 to lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and guide a team of developers in a fast-paced environment. You will work on distributed microservices, cloud-native architectures, and open-source tooling to drive scalable solutions with high reliability.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, collaboration with product managers, and mentorship across engineering teams in a dynamic capital markets space.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 6+ years in software engineering.
• 3+ years with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers.
• Mentor other members of the engineering community.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions.

Skills

Distributed systems

Full-stack engineering

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Cloud-native design

API design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Git/GitHub

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Engineer 5 to lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and guide a team of developers in a fast-paced environment. You will work on distributed microservices, cloud-native architectures, and open-source tooling to drive scalable solutions with high reliability.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, collaboration with product managers, and mentorship across engineering teams in a dynamic capital markets space.