
Full Stack Engineer 5
Capital One5 days ago
Chicago, IL, USA +3 moreStaff+
Base Salary
$209k - $262k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead a portfolio of 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.
- Deliver cloud-based solutions in collaboration with digital product managers.
- Provide technical leadership across teams and shape system architecture, platform roadmaps, and long-term technology direction.
- Mentor engineering professionals and drive technical-team development, coding standards, design patterns, observability, and reliability practices.
- Lead architectural design reviews and cross-functional engineering initiatives while influencing enterprise-wide technology standards.
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 experience includes 9+ years coding with multiple listed programming languages, 5+ years with open source frameworks and front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks, and 5+ years creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs.
- Preferred experience includes database systems, cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated testing, Git-based version control, cloud troubleshooting, observability, and distributed-system performance optimization.
- Preferred experience includes mentoring senior engineers, leading architectural reviews, establishing coding standards, implementing reliability practices, influencing technology strategy, and leading large-scale technical initiatives.
- Experience with modern AI-based coding tools, IDE copilots, and interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits supporting employees’ total well-being, with eligibility varying by employment status and management level.
- Employment authorization sponsorship will be considered for a new qualified applicant.
- The role is posted for work in Chicago, McLean, Plano, or Richmond, with location-specific compensation and benefits eligibility.
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About Capital One
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.