Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Golang, Python, Java, AWS)

About The Team

Card Intelligent Decisions & Experiences (CIDX) in Card Tech+ is responsible for the decisioning technology that guides our customers through their entire credit journey—from marketing, to product offers, real-time transaction approvals, and more. Within this organization, the Decisioning Platform (DP) team is transforming decision-making at Capital One by developing a transparent, explainable framework for creating and executing complex credit decisions. This framework integrates orchestration, data fetching, and computation into a single, unified execution to support a variety of decisions, such as credit card pre-approvals and credit line changes. The platform leverages modern, cloud-native technologies—including serverless AWS infrastructure—to meet enterprise-scale needs.

Within this ecosystem, the Decisioning Platform E2E Platform Horizontals squad is the engine behind the platform's reliability, focused on strengthening foundational capabilities and driving architectural excellence. The team leads key horizontal initiatives, including scalability, observability, E2E testing, multi-tenancy, and a self-service user interface to democratize platform accessibility.

Responsibilities

• 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 and external technology communities, and mentoring other members of the engineering community.
• 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 JavaScript, Java, HTML/CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Python, and Go; Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases; Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes; and a variety of AWS tools and services.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• Master's Degree.
• 7+ years of experience in at least one of the following: JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python, or Go.
• 3+ 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.
• 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.

Pay

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based on the agreed-upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

• McLean, VA: $197,300 - $225,100 for Lead Software Engineer.

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location. This role is also eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long-term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non-discretionary depending on the plan.

Benefits

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