Staff Software Engineer, Risk Tech & Cloud Solutions

Capital One; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 245,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in the Risk Technology group to lead engineering efforts and drive innovative cloud-enabled banking solutions. You will mentor teams, set architectural direction, and deliver scalable, resilient systems.

You will contribute across frontend and backend stacks, champion non-functional aspects like performance and reliability, and help recruit and grow engineering talent within Capital One Tech.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; software engineering and solution architecture experience.
• 7+ years software development; web technologies and cloud experience.
• Experience with public or private cloud; strong networking knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain.
• Decompose complex problems into practical solutions and ensure design quality.
• Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional characteristics like performance and scalability.
• Lead technical contribution and mentor engineers across teams.
• Develop full stack applications spanning frontend and backend with a product mindset.

Skills

Web technologies

Cloud computing

Leadership

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Bachelor's or Master’s in CS

Tools

Java

Python

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

Swift

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in the Risk Technology group to lead engineering efforts and drive innovative cloud-enabled banking solutions. You will mentor teams, set architectural direction, and deliver scalable, resilient systems.

You will contribute across frontend and backend stacks, champion non-functional aspects like performance and reliability, and help recruit and grow engineering talent within Capital One Tech.