Senior Staff Full-Stack Engineer, Global Payments (Remote)

Capital One; United States; Remote; USD 300,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Staff Full-stack Engineer for the Global Payment Network, working remotely with eligible status. You will lead complex software engineering initiatives, drive modernization, and mentor engineers across a high-scale cloud environment.

The role emphasizes architectural leadership, collaboration with product teams, and delivering robust, secure payment solutions. The team focuses on high‑throughput, low‑latency systems with a shift toward microservices and AI-native

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• 9+ years of experience in Software engineering, solution architecture, enterprise architecture/design patterns, cloud computing, and data architecture.
• Strong coding experience in Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Serve as an authoritative expert on performance, scalability and operability.
• Continue learning and injecting advanced technical knowledge into our community.
• Handle several projects simultaneously to maximize impact.
• Mentor and coach the engineering team to strengthen technical capabilities.
• Drive modernization toward microservices and event-driven platforms.
• Define long-term platform strategy and API standards with senior leaders.
• Lead cross-divisional projects promoting best practices and enhancements.

Skills

Go

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Rust

C#

Scala

Distributed systems

Networking protocols

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

Microsoft Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Staff Full-stack Engineer for the Global Payment Network, working remotely with eligible status. You will lead complex software engineering initiatives, drive modernization, and mentor engineers across a high-scale cloud environment.

The role emphasizes architectural leadership, collaboration with product teams, and delivering robust, secure payment solutions. The team focuses on high‑throughput, low‑latency systems with a shift toward microservices and AI-native