Senior Full-Stack Engineer | Cloud, Microservices Leader

Capital One; Riverwoods (IL); On-site; USD 230,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Full-stack Engineer 5 to drive a major transformation across our technology platforms. You will lead a portfolio of distributed microservices and cloud-based solutions designed to meet regulatory needs and empower millions of customers.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and shape architecture across multiple teams while delivering high-performance, reliable systems in a fast-paced, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a development team.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to tech communities.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple teams and architecture.
• Drive end-to-end design of large-scale, cloud-native systems.
• Define platform roadmaps and shared services strategy.

Skills

Distributed microservices

Full stack systems

Public cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)

APIs (sync & async)

CI/CD pipelines

Git-based version control

Observability

Mentoring engineers

Architectural design reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub

Bitbucket

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Full-stack Engineer 5 to drive a major transformation across our technology platforms. You will lead a portfolio of distributed microservices and cloud-based solutions designed to meet regulatory needs and empower millions of customers.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and shape architecture across multiple teams while delivering high-performance, reliable systems in a fast-paced, inclusive environment.