Lead Software Engineer, Back End; Enterprise Platform Technology

Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Enterprise Platform Technology)

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 love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Back End Software Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies.

As a Capital One Software Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

Capital One’s marketing technology organization is building an AI-powered campaign orchestration platform that automates the full lifecycle of marketing campaigns — from natural language intake through audience creation, experiment design, content generation, regulatory compliance review, and multi-channel dispatch. The platform is event-sourced, with phase-specific aggregates, projection stores, and a causation/correlation tracing model designed for auditability in a regulated financial services environment.

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices, and full stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company
• Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code
• Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment
• Utilize programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala, Open Source RDBMS and No
  
  SQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience (Internship experience does not apply)
• At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

• Master’s Degree
• 7+ years of experience in at least one of the following:
  Python, JavaScript, Java, Kotlin, Type Script, SQL, or Go
• 2+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
• 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks
• 2+ years of experience in Agile practices
• 1+ years of experience with AI coding tools (Claude Code or similar)
• 1+ years of experience in building and operating microservices in production, including deployment, monitoring, and incident response
• 1+ years of experience with distributed tracing tools (Datadog, Jaeger, Open Telemetry) for debugging cross-service workflows
• 1+ years of experience with event-driven or message-based architectures (Kafka, SQS/SNS, Rabbit
  
  MQ, or similar)
• 1+ years of experience with event sourcing or CQRS patterns in production systems
• Familiarity with marketing technology platforms (campaign management, content management, or digital asset management)

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $197,300 - $225,100 for Lead Software Engineer
New York, NY: $215,200 - $245,600 for Lead Software Engineer
Richmond, VA: $179,400 - $204,700 for Lead Software Engineer

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