Staff Full-Stack Engineer — Cloud Architecture Leader

Capital One National Association; Riverwoods (IL); On-site; USD 245,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One National Association in Riverwoods, IL seeks a Staff Engineer to lead technical vision across domains, drive modernization to microservices, and mentor engineers while collaborating with cloud, ML, and product teams.

You will influence long-term platform strategy, ensure design quality, and contribute hands-on architecture and proof-of-concept work in a dynamic, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field
• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering, enterprise architecture, and cloud computing
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and data architecture
• Master’s degree and 10+ years of experience in the listed areas preferred

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 modernization of monolithic systems into microservices and event-driven platforms
• Collaborate with senior leaders to define long-term platform strategy and API standards
• Mentor engineers and drive professional development

Skills

Software engineering

Enterprise architecture

Cloud computing

Data architecture

Web technologies

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS or related field

Master’s in CS or Software Eng

Tools

Go

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Rust

C#

Scala

AWS / Azure / GCP

Job description

Capital One National Association in Riverwoods, IL seeks a Staff Engineer to lead technical vision across domains, drive modernization to microservices, and mentor engineers while collaborating with cloud, ML, and product teams.

You will influence long-term platform strategy, ensure design quality, and contribute hands-on architecture and proof-of-concept work in a dynamic, inclusive environment.