Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back-End

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

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer (Back-End) to drive a portfolio of distributed microservices and ML platform infrastructure, collaborating with product managers to deliver scalable cloud-based solutions that empower millions of customers.

You will work with Java, Python, SQL, Node.js, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS tools. You will mentor engineers, evaluate code, and keep pace with evolving tech trends in an inclusive, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s preferred.
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• At least 1 year of cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices and full stack systems.
• Mentor engineers, participate in code evaluation, and stay current with technology communities.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions that empower millions of customers.

Skills

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Regulatory compliance

Cloud architecture

Open source

Agile practices

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master’s Degree

Tools

Java

Python

SQL

Node.js

Go

Scala

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Open Source RDBMS

NoSQL databases

Job description

Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back-End

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Back End Software Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Sr. Lead Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One — building the foundational ML platform infrastructure that empowers data scientists and machine learning engineers to develop, deploy, and scale models that directly impact our customers.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices, and full stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company
• Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code
• Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment
• Utilize programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 6 years of professional software engineering experience (Internship experience does not apply)
• At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree
• 9+ years of experience in at least one of the following: Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js
• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
• 5+ years of MLOps or ML platform engineering experience, with a track record of building and scaling end-to-end ML pipelines, infrastructure-as-code for model lifecycle management, and cross-functional collaboration with data science and platform teams.
• 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks
• 2+ years years of experience in Kubernetes
• 2+ years of experience in Agile practices
• Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Sales Territory: $209,000 - $238,500 for Sr. Lead Software EngineerMcLean, VA: $229,900 - $262,400 for Sr. Lead Software EngineerNew York, NY: $250,800 - $286,200 for Sr. Lead Software Engineer

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

• Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.
• Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
• This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please.

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Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).