Senior Full-Stack Leader (IC) - Cloud, Open Source

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

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Full-stack Engineer to lead a portfolio of distributed microservices and full stack systems. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product leaders, and drive end-to-end design for scalable cloud-native solutions.

The role emphasizes technical leadership across teams, architecture direction, and adoption of modern open source frameworks and AWS/GCP/Azure services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• At least 6 years of software engineering experience.
• At least 3 years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).

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.
• Collaborate with digital product managers and deliver cloud-based solutions for millions of users.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple teams, shaping architecture and long-term direction.
• Drive end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale, cloud-native systems.
• Partner with architects and product leaders to define platform roadmaps and shared services strategy.

Skills

Java

Scala

Python

Go

Node.js

JavaScript/TypeScript

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

APIs

Open Source Databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git/GitHub/Bitbucket

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Full-stack Engineer to lead a portfolio of distributed microservices and full stack systems. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product leaders, and drive end-to-end design for scalable cloud-native solutions.

The role emphasizes technical leadership across teams, architecture direction, and adoption of modern open source frameworks and AWS/GCP/Azure services.