Senior Staff Full-Stack Architect & Tech Leader

Capital One Group; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a seasoned software architect to blueprint scalable cloud-based platforms and lead enterprise architecture initiatives. You will define standards for APIs, drive transformations to microservices, and mentor engineers across teams to raise technical proficiency.

The role emphasizes leadership in architectural reviews, data architecture, and event-driven design, with a focus on performance, scalability, and long-term operability.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering and solution architecture.
• 10+ years in full lifecycle of system development from conception to production.
• 8+ years with public cloud platforms and distributed systems.
• 5+ years mentoring senior engineers and driving development.
• 2+ years leading cross-domain architectural reviews.

Responsibilities

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain.
• Decompose complex problems into practical operational solutions.
• Lead modernization of monolithic systems into microservices and event-driven platforms.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to define long-term platform strategy and API standards.
• Mentor engineers and drive professional development within technical teams.

Skills

Software architecture

Enterprise architecture

Cloud computing

Go

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Rust

C#

Scala

Web technologies

Event-driven/messaging

Networking protocols

Data architecture

Mentoring/leadership

Cross-domain collaboration

Education

Master's Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

Microsoft Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Capital One seeks a seasoned software architect to blueprint scalable cloud-based platforms and lead enterprise architecture initiatives. You will define standards for APIs, drive transformations to microservices, and mentor engineers across teams to raise technical proficiency.

The role emphasizes leadership in architectural reviews, data architecture, and event-driven design, with a focus on performance, scalability, and long-term operability.