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Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Programming Language Excellence Center) (Enterprise Platforms Technology)

Capital One · McLean, VA · 3 wk ago
Engineering$230k–$262k/yrFull-time

Overview

Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Programming Language Excellence Center) (Enterprise Platforms Technology)

What You’ll Do

  • Drive PLEC Technical Strategy: Set the architectural direction and make critical technical decisions regarding observability and infrastructure enablement across all programming languages.
  • Elevate Observability & Automate Standard: Define the architecture and standards for language foundational tooling and analytics, centralized visibility into language usage and adherence to technical standards of excellence. Implementing automated mechanisms to provide immediate, actionable feedback on code health and quality, making secure and compliant development the easiest path for all engineers.
  • Architect Language Infrastructure & Supply Chain: Lead the design and implementation of foundational language infrastructure, focusing on the strategic modernization of CI images and the definition of secure, standardized "Golden Images" and distroless runtime images.
  • Modernize Build Infrastructure: Drive the evolution of build strategies, including the standardization of package management and the strategic refraction of language-specific build logic into modern CI/CD platforms.
  • Cultivate Technical Excellence: Serve as a subject matter expert, mentoring and guiding PLEC Core engineers and collaborating with Language Communities of Practice (CoPs) to elevate engineering practices, fostering the inner-sourcing of common components.
  • Share your passion: 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.
  • 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

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: JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python, 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

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