Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack (Java & Kafka) (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who solve real problems and meet real customer needs.

We are seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to join our Messaging Platforms team. You will be responsible for the design, deployment, and operational health of our enterprise solution, which serves as a mission-critical platform for handling all event-management at Capital One.

The Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering (CORE) Technology division is responsible for enabling and evolving Capital One’s foundational cloud infrastructure layer, including observability, connectivity, resilience and availability.

• Develop end user API:
  Lead the design, development, and maintenance of our developer APIs for kafka developer tooling, work with Java and Spring framework refactoring code for compliance and adding features as required
• Automation & Scalability:
  Engineer robust solutions and automated CI/CD pipelines to streamline code deployments
• Operational Excellence:
  Drive system reliability by leading incident management, defining technical requirements, and monitoring key performance metrics to ensure platform health.
• High-Volume Support:
  Provide dedicated support for our shared Kafka Platform and its related API services, proactive troubleshooting, and rapid production issue resolution.
• Security & Cloud Infrastructure:
  Code with spring-security and deploy cloud-native deployments on Openshift, implementing enterprise-grade security standards (mTLS, JWT, and KMS)
• Core Technical Leadership:
  Utilize your expertise in Java, Kafka, Kubernetes, and observability tools like Datadog to build, secure, and optimize our platform

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 3+ years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply)

• 5+ years of experience in Java programming language
• 5+ years of experience working with open-source frameworks, specifically the Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC)
• 3+ years of experience with enterprise messaging and event-streaming platforms, including Apache Kafka and IBM Web Sphere MQ
• 3+ years of experience implementing and managing CI/CD tools and deployment pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Git Lab CI, Git Hub Actions)
• 2+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
• 2+ years of experience in Agile practices (Scrum or Kanban)
• Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

Riverwoods, IL: $147,100 - $167,900 for Senior Software Engineer

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace.

Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law;
San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections ;
New York City’s Fair Chance Act;
Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.