Drimva

Capital One

Full-stack Engineer 4 (Manager, IC)

$197K–$225K

McLean, VA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026

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; 3+ years in several listed areas; 4+ years in open source frameworks or API development; and 1+ year mentoring engineers or using observability.
Education
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering).
Visa sponsorship
Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or offer immigration-related support for this position.

About the job

Leads engineering teams and builds cloud-based full-stack and distributed microservices solutions that meet regulatory needs and improve customer experiences.

What you'll do

  • Lead technology projects and developers, providing technical direction and setting design, development, and operational standards.
  • Partner with product managers and architects to deliver cloud solutions and define service boundaries, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks.
  • Improve systems through refactoring, technical-debt reduction, performance optimization, and evaluation of emerging technologies.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
  • At least 4 years of experience in software engineering (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; experience with interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion.

Pay

$197,300 - $225,100 USD base salary (McLean, VA)

Tools

Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Docker

AI focus

Preferred experience using AI-based coding tools, IDE copilots, and interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion.

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First seen Oct 28, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)