Capital One
Full-stack Engineer 4
$197K–$246K
McLean, VA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
New York, NY - Experience
- At least 4 years in software engineering and at least 2 years with public cloud platforms, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies. Preferred alternatives include 7+ years coding with more than two listed languages; experience thresholds of 1–4+ years across databases, cloud, open source, front-end frameworks, APIs, CI/CD, Git, troubleshooting, mentoring, observability, and technical leadership.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field; preferred Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or provide immigration-related support for this position.
About the job
Leads full-stack engineering projects and teams, building cloud-based systems and customer experiences while providing technical direction and improving system design and operations.
What you'll do
- Lead diverse technology projects and developer teams building distributed microservices and full-stack systems for regulatory needs.
- Collaborate with product managers and architects to deliver cloud solutions and define service boundaries, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks.
- Set engineering standards, mentor team members, and improve system performance and technical debt.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
- At least 4 years of software engineering experience; internship experience does not apply.
- At least 2 years of experience with public cloud platforms, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience with modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots, or interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion.
Pay
USD $215,200 - $245,600 base salary (New York, NY); USD $197,300 - $225,100 base salary (McLean, VA)
Tools
Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Docker
AI focus
Experience leveraging modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots, including interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion, is preferred.
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