Senior Lead Backend Engineer, Cloud & Microservices

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 229,900 - 262,400; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in McLean, VA is seeking a Sr. Lead Backend Software Engineer to guide a portfolio of distributed microservices and cloud-enabled solutions.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and drive architectural decisions across Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, and AWS services in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.

Capitol One fosters ongoing learning, cross-functional collaboration, and hands-on contribution to complex back-end systems that serve millions of users.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 6 years of professional software engineering experience.
• At least 1 year of cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Mentoring and people leadership experience is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of Java, Scala, Python, Go or Node.js.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers.
• Mentor engineers and contribute code when needed.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions.
• Work with AWS tools and Kubernetes for scalable back-end systems.

Skills

Java

Scala

Python

Go

Node.js

Cloud computing

Agile practices

Mentoring

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Open Source Databases

Job description

Capital One in McLean, VA is seeking a Sr. Lead Backend Software Engineer to guide a portfolio of distributed microservices and cloud-enabled solutions.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and drive architectural decisions across Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, and AWS services in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.

Capitol One fosters ongoing learning, cross-functional collaboration, and hands-on contribution to complex back-end systems that serve millions of users.