Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack

Overview

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 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.

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)
• Master’s Degree
• 4+ years of experience utilizing open-source frameworks to build production-grade applications.
• 4+ years of experience with cloud-native architectures, microservices, APIs, containers, Kubernetes, serverless platforms, or event-driven systems using AWS, GCP, or Microsoft Azure.
• 2+ years of experience with CI/CD, automated testing, quality gates, developer productivity platforms, or observability frameworks (such as OpenTelemetry for logging, metrics, tracing, and dashboards).
• 2+ years of experience working within an Agile delivery environment utilizing Agile practices and frameworks.
• 1+ years of experience integrating LLM APIs, building application workflows around generative models, or deploying AI-assisted developer tools into production or enterprise software workflows.
• 1+ years of experience building or operating software evaluation frameworks, automated testing runners, regression test suites, or telemetry pipelines, schema-driven development, or workflow orchestration.
• 1+ years of people management experience
• Experience collaborating with cybersecurity, risk, compliance, or data governance stakeholders to deliver software within a regulated enterprise environment.
• Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include:

• Experience with programming languages like JavaScript, Java, HTML/CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Python, and Go
• Experience with Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases
• Experience with Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with a variety of AWS tools and services
• Experience with digital product managers and delivering robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment
• Experience with application teams to migrate complex software and digital experiences using governed agentic workflows, while preserving engineering quality, customer experience, and enterprise controls
• Experience with Cyber, Risk, Responsible AI, Architecture, Product, and Platform teams to ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, auditability, compliance, and operational readiness
• Experience writing architecture proposals, design documents, runbooks, and technical guidance that help scale harness engineering patterns across teams
• Experience sharing 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, being asked to code or evaluate code