Capital One
Full-stack Engineer 5
$209K–$238K
Chicago, IL · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- At least 6 years of software engineering experience and at least 3 years of experience with public cloud platforms, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies. Preferred experience includes 9+ years coding with more than two listed languages, plus other role-specific experience ranging from 1 to 5+ 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, distributed, cloud-native full-stack systems, shaping architecture and platform direction while meeting business and regulatory needs.
What you'll do
- Lead technology projects and developers; provide technical leadership across teams, mentor engineers, and shape system architecture and technology direction.
- Design and implement reliable, high-performance distributed or cloud-native systems and shared platform services.
- Collaborate with product managers, architects, and product leaders to deliver cloud-based solutions and define platform roadmaps.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering).
- At least 6 years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply).
- At least 3 years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), 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, interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion, and influencing technology strategy.
Pay
$209,000 - $238,500 USD base salary (Chicago, IL)
Tools
Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, AWS
AI focus
Preferred experience includes using AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots, and interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion to accelerate productivity.
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