Capital One
Full-Stack Engineer 4 (Python, GO, API, AWS) (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)
$197K–$225K
McLean, VA · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 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: 7+ years coding with Go or Python; 3+ years with AWS; 4+ years contributing to open source frameworks; 3+ years with front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks; 4+ years creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs; 1+ year mentoring engineers; 1+ year using observability to optimize distributed systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field; Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred.
- 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 projects and developers building cloud infrastructure and full-stack systems focused on observability, connectivity, resilience, and availability.
What you'll do
- Lead technology projects and developers building distributed microservices and full-stack solutions for regulatory needs.
- Deliver cloud-based solutions and provide technical direction, design standards, and operational leadership across Agile teams.
- Partner with architects on service boundaries and integration patterns, and improve systems through refactoring and performance optimization.
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
- Experience coding with Go or Python, using AWS, contributing to open source frameworks, and building front-end applications or APIs.
- Experience with AI-based coding tools, mentoring engineers, and using observability to optimize distributed systems.
Pay
$197,300 - $225,100 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Go, AWS, GCP, Azure, Open Source RDBMS, NoSQL, JavaScript
AI focus
Preferred experience using AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots, including interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion to accelerate productivity.
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