
Full-Stack Engineer 4 (Risk Tech)
Capital One1 day ago
Cambridge, MA, USA +2 moreStaff+
Base Salary
$197k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead a portfolio of technology projects and a team of developers building distributed microservices and full-stack systems for regulatory and risk-management needs.
- Develop and deploy cloud-based solutions using full-stack programming, databases, messaging, containers, and AWS services.
- Provide technical leadership across Agile teams, establish design and development standards, and promote operational excellence.
- Partner with architects to define service boundaries, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks.
- Identify improvements, reduce technical debt, refactor systems, and optimize performance in distributed environments.
- Mentor engineers, participate in technology communities, evaluate emerging tools, and influence long-term technology strategy.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
- At least 4 years of software engineering experience; internship experience does not apply.
- At least 2 years of experience with public cloud platforms, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
- Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree, 7+ years coding with more than two listed programming technologies, database experience, cloud experience, open-source framework contributions, API development, CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code experience, automated testing, Git-based version control, cloud troubleshooting, mentoring, observability, cross-functional technical leadership, coding standards, design patterns, and Spec-Driven Development.
- Experience with interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion is preferred.
Benefits
- Capital One offers comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits supporting employee well-being, with eligibility varying by employment status and management level.
- The role is eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, potentially including cash bonuses and long-term incentives.
- The position is a full-time role with location-specific annual salary ranges for Cambridge and McLean, Massachusetts/Virginia, and Richmond, Virginia.
- Applications are expected to remain open for a minimum of 5 business days.
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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.