Capital One

Full-stack Engineer 5 (Sr. Lead / Sr. Manager IC)

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2 days ago
Richmond, VA, USA +2 moreStaff+

Base Salary

$209k - $286k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers building 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.
  • Collaborate with product managers, architects, and product leaders to deliver cloud-based solutions and define platform roadmaps and shared-services strategy.
  • Mentor engineering community members and senior engineers while driving professional development.
  • Lead architectural design reviews, establish coding standards and design patterns, and influence enterprise-wide technical standards.
  • Implement observability and reliability practices and use observability to identify and optimize performance bottlenecks.
  • Contribute to technology strategy at the portfolio or business-unit level and lead cross-functional engineering initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
  • At least 6 years of software engineering experience; internship experience does not apply.
  • 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, front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks, synchronous and asynchronous APIs, databases, cloud technologies, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated testing frameworks, and Git-based version control.
  • Experience troubleshooting cloud environments, mentoring senior engineers, leading architecture reviews, enforcing coding standards, implementing observability and reliability practices, and influencing technology strategy.
  • Experience with modern AI-based coding tools, interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion, and large-scale technical initiatives.

Benefits

  • Hybrid or remote work arrangement depending on the role designation, with required on-site presence under Capital One's hybrid policy when applicable.
  • Comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being, with eligibility varying by employment status and management level.
  • Eligibility for performance-based incentive compensation, including cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.
  • Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
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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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