Senior Full-Stack Engineer: Cloud & Microservices Leader

Capital One; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 209,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Software Engineer to lead a portfolio of projects and mentor engineers. You’ll work with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions that empower millions of Americans. Emphasis on distributed microservices, open source tooling, and modern AWS/GCP/Azure environments.

The role requires 6+ years in software engineering, strong leadership, and deep cloud experience, with a path toward architectural influence and platform roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
• At least 6 years of software engineering experience.
• At least 3 years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience with distributed microservices and cloud-native systems, and driving architecture decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices and full-stack systems.
• Mentor other members of the engineering community and foster technical growth.
• Collaborate with digital product managers and deliver cloud-based solutions for scale and reliability.
• Drive end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale, distributed or cloud-native systems with high reliability.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Cloud experience

Open source

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree in CS or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Software Engineer to lead a portfolio of projects and mentor engineers. You’ll work with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions that empower millions of Americans. Emphasis on distributed microservices, open source tooling, and modern AWS/GCP/Azure environments.

The role requires 6+ years in software engineering, strong leadership, and deep cloud experience, with a path toward architectural influence and platform roadmaps.