Senior Full-Stack Engineer (IC) - Cloud & Microservices

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

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Full-stack Engineer to lead a portfolio of complex microservices and full stack systems, delivering cloud-based solutions for millions of users. You will mentor engineers, influence architecture, and drive platform roadmaps in a fast-paced, inclusive environment.

You will work with Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, and leverage Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS tools to build scalable, reliable applications across distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.
• At least 6 years of software engineering experience.
• At least 3 years of experience with public cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices and full stack systems.
• Mentor other members of the engineering community and stay on top of tech trends.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions for customers.
• Provide technical leadership and shape system architecture and long-term direction.
• Drive end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale, distributed systems.

Skills

Distributed microservices

Mentoring engineers

Architecture design reviews

Observability

AI-based coding tools

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git/GitHub

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform / IaC

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Full-stack Engineer to lead a portfolio of complex microservices and full stack systems, delivering cloud-based solutions for millions of users. You will mentor engineers, influence architecture, and drive platform roadmaps in a fast-paced, inclusive environment.

You will work with Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, and leverage Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS tools to build scalable, reliable applications across distributed systems.