Senior Full-Stack Engineer: Cloud-Native & Open Source

Capital One National Association; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 179,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Full Stack Engineer 4 to lead a portfolio of modern microservices projects. You’ll collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions across Java/Scala/Python/Go and front-end stacks, using Docker, Kubernetes and AWS cloud services.

You will mentor engineers, drive architectural direction, and help reduce technical debt while shaping long-term technology strategy in a fast-paced, inclusive delivery culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• At least 4 years of experience in software engineering.
• At least 2 years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field (preferred).
• 7+ years of experience coding with multiple languages (Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, Scala).
• 3+ years of experience with databases.
• 4+ years of experience contributing to open source frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers.
• Mentor other members of the engineering community.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions.
• Provide technical leadership across Agile teams and define design standards.
• Partner with architects to define service boundaries and reusable frameworks.
• Identify areas for refactoring to reduce technical debt and improve performance.
• Influence long-term technology strategy in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Distributed microservices

Mentoring engineers

Cloud experience

Open source contribution

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS or related

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Git

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Full Stack Engineer 4 to lead a portfolio of modern microservices projects. You’ll collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions across Java/Scala/Python/Go and front-end stacks, using Docker, Kubernetes and AWS cloud services.

You will mentor engineers, drive architectural direction, and help reduce technical debt while shaping long-term technology strategy in a fast-paced, inclusive delivery culture.