Staff Full-Stack Engineer: Platform & AI Leader

Capital One; McLean, Richmond (VA, VA); On-site; USD 269,000 - 307,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Staff Full-Stack Engineer (Director-IC) in McLean, VA to lead advanced engineering initiatives in cloud-based platforms. You will mentor engineers, drive monolith modernization to microservices, and collaborate with leaders across product and architecture to set long-term tech strategy.

The role emphasizes hands-on contribution, technical leadership, and building scalable, reliable systems while fostering an inclusive culture that attracts and develops top talent.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of software engineering and solution architecture experience.
• Experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns.
• Strong cloud experience across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Data architecture design and implementation experience.

Responsibilities

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for domain.
• Decompose complex problems into practical solutions across platforms.
• Ensure high-quality design, performance, and operability.
• Lead cross-divisional architectural reviews and establish standards.
• Mentor engineers and drive technical development within teams.

Skills

Software engineering

Enterprise architecture

Cloud computing

Data architecture

Web technologies

GenAI expertise

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Go

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Rust

C#

Scala

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Staff Full-Stack Engineer (Director-IC) in McLean, VA to lead advanced engineering initiatives in cloud-based platforms. You will mentor engineers, drive monolith modernization to microservices, and collaborate with leaders across product and architecture to set long-term tech strategy.

The role emphasizes hands-on contribution, technical leadership, and building scalable, reliable systems while fostering an inclusive culture that attracts and develops top talent.