Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack; Bank Tech

Position: Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Bank Tech)

Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Bank Tech) at Capital One summary:

The Senior Lead Software Engineer at Capital One leads a team to develop full stack, cloud-native software solutions for the bank's modernized core banking platform. The role involves using multiple programming languages, container orchestration, and AWS cloud services to build secure, resilient systems that support various lines of business. This position requires leadership, deep technical expertise, and collaboration with product managers in an agile environment to drive technological innovation in banking.

Senior

Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Bank Tech)

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. Bank Tech is seeking Full Stack Software Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies.

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

We're not just supporting a bank; we're redefining the tech foundation for a financial giant. As Bank Tech, we are leading the charge to become the first bank to build an internal, integrated, and fully modernized core banking platform. If you're passionate about modular, resilient, cloud-native, and secure engineering, you'll find your challenge here. We're building common capabilities and cutting-edge, real-time technology solutions that power critical lines of business including our Retail Bank, Small Business Bank, Commercial Bank, and Capital One Shopping.

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, JavaScript, Type Script, SQL, and Go, Open Source RDBMS and No
  
  SQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• At least 6 years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply)

• At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree

• 9+ years of experience in at least one of the following:
  Java, Python, JavaScript, Type Script, SQL, or Go

• 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Microsoft 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

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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: $225,400 - $257,200 for Sr. Lead Software Engineer

Richmond, VA: $204,900 - $233,800 for Sr. Lead Software Engineer

Wilmington, DE: $204,900 - $233,800 for Sr. 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…