Senior Full-Stack Engineer: GraphDB & API Platform

Capital One; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 209,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Engineer 5 to provide technical leadership across enterprise platforms and regulatory tech initiatives. You will guide architecture for cloud-native microservices, APIs, and data contracts, and mentor teams to drive reliable, scalable systems across multiple environments.

You will partner with product managers and architects to shape long-term technology directions, improve onboarding, and ensure robust API platform architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
• 6+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of public cloud experience (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Master's degree preferred for deeper specialization.
• 9+ years of software development across multiple languages.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, end-to-end design of cloud-native microservices and APIs.
• Modernize foundational data platforms and ensure interoperability.
• Define long-term technology direction with product and engineering leaders.
• Drive automation, observability, and reliability across services.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering communities.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud architectures

APIs

Java/Scala/Python

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Observability

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP/Azure

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Full-stack Engineer 5 to provide technical leadership across enterprise platforms and regulatory tech initiatives. You will guide architecture for cloud-native microservices, APIs, and data contracts, and mentor teams to drive reliable, scalable systems across multiple environments.

You will partner with product managers and architects to shape long-term technology directions, improve onboarding, and ensure robust API platform architectures.