Staff Full-Stack Engineer, Reliability Platform

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

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Staff Full Stack Engineer in McLean, VA, to lead reliability-focused platform initiatives, drive architectural decisions, and mentor engineers across teams. The role emphasizes scalable, API-driven solutions and cross-functional collaboration to improve system resilience.

You will work with cloud-native architectures, embrace modern microservices, and champion engineering excellence while delivering impactful business outcomes for a leading fintech platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, and cloud computing.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and data architecture.

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.
• Collaborate with senior engineering leaders to define long-term platform strategy and API standards.
• Lead cross-divisional projects and promote best practices.

Skills

Software engineering

Cloud computing

Data architecture

Go

Java

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

Rust

C#

Scala

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

SPA frameworks

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Staff Full Stack Engineer in McLean, VA, to lead reliability-focused platform initiatives, drive architectural decisions, and mentor engineers across teams. The role emphasizes scalable, API-driven solutions and cross-functional collaboration to improve system resilience.

You will work with cloud-native architectures, embrace modern microservices, and champion engineering excellence while delivering impactful business outcomes for a leading fintech platform.