Capital One

Full-stack Engineer 5 (GraphDB & API Platform) (Enterprise Platforms Technology)

Capital One
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1 day ago
Richmond, VA, USA or Plano, TX, USAStaff+

Base Salary

$209k - $262k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture, end-to-end design, and implementation of highly available, resilient cloud-native microservices, APIs, data contracts, and shared platform services.
  • Provide technical vision for modernizing foundational customer data platforms and integrating evolving database technologies and distributed systems.
  • Partner with product managers, database architects, and engineering leaders on technology direction, system architecture, regulatory compliance capabilities, and developer onboarding.
  • Drive automation, observability, reliability, performance optimization, and reduced manual operations across distributed systems.
  • Mentor technical talent, influence strategy across multiple engineering teams, and contribute to internal and external engineering communities.
  • Lead architectural design reviews, influence enterprise-wide technical standards, and establish and enforce coding standards and design patterns.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field is required.
  • At least 6 years of software engineering experience is required; internship experience does not apply.
  • At least 3 years of experience with public cloud platforms, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies is required.
  • Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree, 9+ years of software development experience in two or more listed languages, and 5+ years contributing to open-source frameworks.
  • Preferred experience includes modern front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks, synchronous and asynchronous APIs, API platform architecture, GraphDB platforms, and traditional database management systems.
  • Preferred experience includes distributed cloud-native platforms, serverless and container-based architectures, large-scale data processing, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and Git-based version control.
  • Preferred experience includes cloud troubleshooting, observability, reliability practices, performance optimization, mentoring senior engineers, and leading architectural reviews.
  • Direct experience with AI-based coding tools, IDE copilots, and interactive AI tooling is preferred.
  • Proven experience leading cross-functional engineering initiatives and influencing technology strategy at the portfolio or business-unit level is preferred.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being are offered, with eligibility varying by employment status and management level.
  • The role is eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, including potential cash bonuses and long-term incentives.
  • The position 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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