Senior Lead Backend Engineer – Cloud & Microservices

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

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive compensation eligibility

Sponsorship for eligible applicants

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to lead backend development for a marketing and messaging platform on a modern, cloud-based stack. You will work with distributed microservices, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers to deliver scalable, compliant solutions for millions of customers.

The role emphasizes Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala, with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• At least 1 year of cloud computing experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with distributed microservices and full-stack systems.
• Mentor other engineers and participate in code evaluation when needed.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions for customers.
• Utilize Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala and AWS tools in a containerized, scalable environment.

Skills

Java

Python

SQL

Node.js

Go

Scala

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Cloud computing

Mentoring

Agile

Open source

People management

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to lead backend development for a marketing and messaging platform on a modern, cloud-based stack. You will work with distributed microservices, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers to deliver scalable, compliant solutions for millions of customers.

The role emphasizes Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala, with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.