Senior Full-Stack Engineer: GraphDB & API Platform

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

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Full-stack Engineer 5 to lead architecture and modernization of enterprise platforms, APIs, and data services. You will guide teams to build scalable cloud-native microservices, data contracts, and self-service platform services.

You’ll partner with product managers and architects to shape technology directions, drive observability, and ensure reliability at scale across distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS or related field.
• 6+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years on public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• 5+ years building APIs, microservices, and platform APIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and end-to-end design of cloud-native microservices and APIs.
• Modernize foundational data platforms with interoperable patterns.
• Partner with product managers and architects on long-term tech directions.
• Drive automation, observability, and reliable performance.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Cloud-native architectures

Observability

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Java

Scala

Python

Go

Node.js

JavaScript

TypeScript

Open Source RDBMS

NoSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Full-stack Engineer 5 to lead architecture and modernization of enterprise platforms, APIs, and data services. You will guide teams to build scalable cloud-native microservices, data contracts, and self-service platform services.

You’ll partner with product managers and architects to shape technology directions, drive observability, and ensure reliability at scale across distributed systems.