Capital One
Full-stack Engineer 5
$230K–$262K
McLean, VA · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- At least 6 years of software engineering experience (internship experience does not apply) and at least 3 years with public cloud platforms, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies. Preferred experience includes multiple additional thresholds, ranging from 1 to 9+ years.
- 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
- Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
About the job
Leads engineering teams and delivers large-scale, cloud-native full-stack systems, shaping architecture and technology direction for reliable solutions that meet business and regulatory needs.
What you'll do
- Lead technology projects and developers building distributed microservices and full-stack systems; provide technical leadership across teams.
- Design and implement large-scale distributed or cloud-native systems, and shape system architecture, platform roadmaps, and shared services strategy.
- Collaborate with product leaders, mentor engineers, and use cloud, programming, database, and container technologies to deliver customer solutions.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
- At least 6 years of software engineering experience; internship experience does not apply.
- At least 3 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, and interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion.
Pay
USD $229,900 - $262,400 base salary (McLean, VA); performance-based incentive compensation may also be available, but no amount is stated.
Tools
Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Docker
AI focus
Preferred experience includes using modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots, and interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion.
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