Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Cloud-Native & Microservices

Capital One; New York (NY); On-site; USD 251,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking Full-stack Software Engineers to lead diverse technology projects and drive enterprise-wide transformation. You will work with distributed microservices, cloud-native systems, and modern open source stacks to meet regulatory needs and deliver robust, scalable solutions for millions of customers.

Backed by Cloud/AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, you’ll mentor engineers, influence architectural direction, and collaborate with product managers to shape platform

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• At least 6 years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply).
• At least 3 years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 9+ years of experience coding with Java.
• 5+ years of experience contributing to open source frameworks.
• 5+ years of experience creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs.
• 4+ years of experience with database and database management systems.
• 4+ years of experience with AWS.
• 4+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing frameworks.
• 4+ years of experience using Git-based version-control systems.
• 4+ years of experience troubleshooting technical issues within cloud environments.
• 3+ years of experience mentoring senior engineers and driving professional development within technical teams.
• 2+ years of experience leveraging observability to identify and optimize performance bottlenecks in distributed systems.
• 1+ year of experience leading architectural design reviews and influencing enterprise-wide technical standards and methodologies.
• 1+ year of experience establishing and enforcing coding standards and design patterns across teams.
• 1+ year of experience implementing observability and reliability practices at scale.
• Experience leveraging modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots
• Experience influencing technology strategy at the portfolio or business unit level
• Experience with interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, beyond basic code completion
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts or large-scale technical initiatives

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices, and full stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company
• Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, mentoring other members of the engineering community
• Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment
• Utilize programming languages like Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript and TypeScript, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services
• Provide technical leadership across multiple teams, shaping system architecture and long-term technology direction
• Drive end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale, distributed, or cloud-native systems with high reliability and performance requirements
• Partner with architects and product leaders to define platform roadmaps and shared services strategy

Skills

Java

Scala

Python

Go

Node.js

JavaScript

TypeScript

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Job description

Capital One is seeking Full-stack Software Engineers to lead diverse technology projects and drive enterprise-wide transformation. You will work with distributed microservices, cloud-native systems, and modern open source stacks to meet regulatory needs and deliver robust, scalable solutions for millions of customers.

Backed by Cloud/AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, you’ll mentor engineers, influence architectural direction, and collaborate with product managers to shape platform