Capital One

Full-stack Engineer 5 (Senior Manager, IC)

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3 days ago
Cambridge, MA, USA +2 moreStaff+

Base Salary

$209k - $262k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead a portfolio of technology projects and teams developing distributed microservices and full-stack systems.
  • Design and implement large-scale, distributed, cloud-native systems with high reliability and performance requirements.
  • Provide technical leadership across multiple teams and shape system architecture and long-term technology direction.
  • Define platform roadmaps and shared-services strategy with architects and product leaders.
  • Develop cloud-based solutions using modern programming languages, databases, container orchestration, and AWS services.
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to internal and external technology communities.
  • Lead architectural design reviews, establish coding standards and design patterns, and influence enterprise-wide technical standards.
  • Use observability and reliability practices to identify and optimize performance bottlenecks.
  • Lead cross-functional engineering efforts and large-scale technical initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
  • At least 6 years of software engineering experience, excluding internship experience.
  • At least 3 years of experience with public cloud platforms, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
  • Preferred: master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Preferred: 9+ years coding with more than two of Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, and Scala.
  • Preferred: experience with open-source frameworks, frontend JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks, synchronous and asynchronous APIs, databases, cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and Git-based version control.
  • Preferred: experience troubleshooting cloud environments, mentoring senior engineers, applying observability and reliability practices, and optimizing distributed systems.
  • Preferred: experience leading architectural reviews, enforcing coding standards, influencing technology strategy, and leading cross-functional technical initiatives.
  • Preferred: experience using modern AI-based coding tools, IDE copilots, and interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being, with eligibility varying by employment status and management level.
  • Performance-based incentive compensation may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.
  • Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
  • The role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
Capital One

About Capital One

10,000+ employees

Capital One is a U.S. consumer and commercial bank that offers credit cards, checking and savings accounts, auto financing, and lending to small and large businesses. It earns revenue from interest income and interchange/fees across its card and banking products, and develops cloud-based digital services. Founded in 1994, Capital One is publicly traded on the NYSE (COF) and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

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