Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Cloud & Microservices Leader

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance incentives

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Full-Stack Engineer 4 to lead a portfolio of cloud-based, distributed systems projects. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and drive transformation using Java/Scala/Python and modern frontend tech.

Experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD is highly valued. This role requires a strong background in microservices and API design, with a focus on governance and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a computer-related field.
• Minimum 4 years of software engineering experience.
• At least 2 years in public cloud platforms and virtualization.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers.
• Mentor engineers and participate in technology communities.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions.
• Define service boundaries and reusable frameworks with architects.
• Identify improvements and reduce technical debt in distributed systems.

Skills

Java

Scala

Python

Go

Node.js

JavaScript

TypeScript

Git

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science (preferred)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP/Azure

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Full-Stack Engineer 4 to lead a portfolio of cloud-based, distributed systems projects. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and drive transformation using Java/Scala/Python and modern frontend tech.

Experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD is highly valued. This role requires a strong background in microservices and API design, with a focus on governance and performance.