Senior Staff Full-stack Engineer - FS Tech Architecture

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

* Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain* Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions* Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation* Rigorously evaluate architectural and design decisions for scalability limits, data consistency tradeoffs, and long-term maintainability before committing to an approach* Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics, such as performance, scalability and operability* Continue learning and injecting advanced technical knowledge into our community* Handle several projects simultaneously, balancing your time to maximize impact* Act as a role model and mentor within the tech community, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community* Drive modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms* Collaborate with senior engineering and architecture leaders to define long-term platform strategy and API standards* Serve as a force-multiplier for the team, balancing deep, hands-on technical contribution and innovation with mentoring and elevating the skills of peers and junior engineers.* Lead cross-divisional projects and impacts that promote technological best practices and enhancements- At least 7 years of experience in all of the following:* Software engineering and solution architecture* Enterprise architecture and design patterns* Cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)* Data architecture* Master's Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering* 10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Go, Java, JavaScript/Typescript, Python, Rust, C#, Scala* 8+ years of experience with database and database management systems* 10+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support* 8+ years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies* 10+ years of experience with Networking protocols and integration with third party distributed systems* 5+ years of experience with message-oriented middleware and asynchronous, event-driven communication patterns (e.g., pub/sub, queuing, event streaming)* 5+ years of experience mentoring senior engineers and driving professional development within technical teams* 2+ years of experience leading cross-domain architectural reviews and establishing coding and design standards* Expertise in the strategic application of agentic AI coding tools to solve systemic development challenges- 10+ years of experience in all of the following:* Software engineering and solution architecture* Enterprise architecture and design patterns* Web technologies (JavaScript, TypeScript and SPA frameworks)* Designing and building distributed HPC and ML systems* Cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)* Data architectureCapital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.