Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Cloud Microservices Lead

capitalone; New York (NY); On-site; USD 215,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Full Stack Engineer 4 (Bank Tech) to lead diverse technology projects and mentor teams. You will work across distributed microservices, front-end and back-end layers, employing Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript. Strong cloud experience and architectural collaboration are required.

You will influence long-term strategy, optimize performance, and contribute to regulatory-compliant financial solutions while advancing platform excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field
• 4+ years of software engineering experience
• 2+ years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) or virtualization technologies

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with distributed microservices and full-stack systems
• Mentor engineers, participate in tech communities, and drive engineering excellence
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions for consumer financial services
• Utilize Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript across services and front-end layers
• Define service boundaries, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks with architects
• Identify and refactor technical debt to improve performance and reliability
• Evaluate emerging tools to influence long-term technology strategy

Skills

Java

Scala

Python

Go

Node.js

JavaScript

TypeScript

Distributed microservices

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Observability

AI-assisted coding tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

PostgreSQL/MySQL

NoSQL databases

Git

Job description

Capital One seeks a Full Stack Engineer 4 (Bank Tech) to lead diverse technology projects and mentor teams. You will work across distributed microservices, front-end and back-end layers, employing Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript. Strong cloud experience and architectural collaboration are required.

You will influence long-term strategy, optimize performance, and contribute to regulatory-compliant financial solutions while advancing platform excellence.