Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Go, AWS) — Cloud-Native Leadership

capitalone; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Engineer 5 to join our McLean, VA team. You will lead a portfolio of distributed, cloud-native software projects and mentor engineers across multiple teams, driving architectural direction and platform strategy.

You will use Java, Go, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript and cloud services (AWS) to build scalable solutions, contribute to open source communities, and ensure reliability and performance at scale in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering)
• 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

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, participating in internal & external technology communities, 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

Distributed microservices

Go

AWS

Java

TypeScript

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Engineer 5 to join our McLean, VA team. You will lead a portfolio of distributed, cloud-native software projects and mentor engineers across multiple teams, driving architectural direction and platform strategy.

You will use Java, Go, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript and cloud services (AWS) to build scalable solutions, contribute to open source communities, and ensure reliability and performance at scale in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.