Staff Full-Stack Engineer

Capital One; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 294,000 - 335,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Capital One in San Francisco is seeking a Staff Full-Stack Engineer to join a community of technical experts shaping the future of banking in the cloud. You will drive a bold vision, decompose complex problems into practical solutions, and ensure high-quality design while mentoring engineers and leading modernization from monoliths to microservices.

You will collaborate with senior leaders to define platform strategy, contribute to API standards, and promote knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or related quantitative field
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, and cloud/data architectures
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and data architecture

Responsibilities

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain
• Decompose complex problems into practical solutions
• Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation
• Lead cross-domain projects and define long-term platform strategy

Skills

Software engineering

Solution architecture

Cloud computing

Data architecture

Web technologies (JavaScript/TypeType,

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Go

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Rust

C#

Scala

AWS/GCP/Azure

Job description

Staff Full-Stack Engineer As a Staff Engineer at Capital One, you will be part of a community of technical experts working to define the future of banking in the cloud. You will work alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders. Our Staff Engineers are leading experts in their domains, helping devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems. You will drive innovation at multiple levels, helping optimize business outcomes while delivering strong technology solutions. At Capital One, we believe diversity of thought strengthens our ability to influence, collaborate and provide the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries. You will promote a culture of engineering excellence and strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed. You will lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Capital One Tech, mentoring engineers and actively recruiting to keep building our community. Staff Engineers are expected to lead through technical contribution. You will operate as a trusted advisor for our key technologies, platforms and capability domains, creating clear and concise communications, code samples, blog posts and other materials to share knowledge both inside and outside the organization. You will specialize in a particular subject area, but your input and impact will be sought and expected throughout the organization.

What You’ll Do

• 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 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

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering)
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering
• 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 architecture
• 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
• 5+ 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 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

Salary

• Sales Territory: $244,700 - $279,200 for Staff Full-stack Engineer
• NewYork, NY: $293,600 - $335,100 for Staff Full-stack Engineer
• SanFrancisco, CA: $293,600 - $335,100 for Staff Full-stack Engineer
• 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.

Benefits

• Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well‑being.
• Learn more at the Capital One Careers website.

Eligibility & Diversity

Eligibility varies based on full or part‑time status, exempt or non‑exempt status, and management level. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please.

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