Lead Software Engineer, BackEnd; Java, Scala, AWS
Job in
New York, New York County, New York, 10261, USA
Listed on 2026-06-04
Listing for:
Capital One
Full Time, Part Time
position Listed on 2026-06-04
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Cloud Engineer - Software, Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Java Developer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: New York
Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Java, Scala, AWS)
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.
About the Team:
The Travel Portal Messaging Team is building a ground-up messaging platform to support Capital One Travel products, including flights, hotels, rental cars, vacation rentals, activities and cruises. We are looking to build a messaging capability supporting emails/push messaging, to directly connect to users regarding their travel plans. You will work across Capital One Travel, as we look to develop the platform to support increased personalization, and support new and emerging groups of users.
The travel organization primarily develops in the Scala/Finagle stack, and is looking for strong Scala or Functional Java experience, as well as strong communication skills to communicate with the numerous stakeholder teams.
What You'll Do:
- 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:
Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js - 2+ years of experience with AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, or another cloud service
- 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks
- 1+ years of people management experience
- 2+ years of experience in Agile practices
- Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion
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
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate's offer letter.
This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include…
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