Senior Lead Full-Stack/Back-End Engineer: Cloud & AI

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

Job summary

Capital One in McLean, VA is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to guide a portfolio of distributed microservices and full‑stack systems, delivering cloud‑based, real‑time intelligent experiences for millions of customers.

You will mentor developers, partner with product managers, and contribute code in JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python, or Go, using Docker, Kubernetes and AWS to build scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 1+ year of people‑management experience.
• 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, or another cloud service.
• 4+ years of experience with open‑source frameworks.
• 1+ year of cloud experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of developers to deliver cloud‑based solutions.
• Mentor team members and contribute to technology communities.
• Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver high‑impact products.
• Write or review code using JavaScript, Java, HTML/CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Python, or Go.
• Utilize Docker, Kubernetes and AWS to build scalable solutions.
• Experiment with emerging technologies, including AI tooling.

Skills

JavaScript

Java

TypeScript

SQL

Python

Go

HTML/CSS

Distributed systems

Cloud concepts

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Capital One in McLean, VA is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to guide a portfolio of distributed microservices and full‑stack systems, delivering cloud‑based, real‑time intelligent experiences for millions of customers.

You will mentor developers, partner with product managers, and contribute code in JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python, or Go, using Docker, Kubernetes and AWS to build scalable solutions.