Capital One
Full-stack Engineer 5
$209K–$262K
McLean, VA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
Richmond, VA - Experience
- At least 6 years in software engineering and at least 3 years 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 ranges.
- 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.
About the job
Leads engineering teams and delivers large-scale, cloud-native full-stack systems and platform architecture that meet regulatory needs and support customer experiences.
What you'll do
- Lead technology projects and developers building distributed microservices and full-stack systems; provide technical leadership across teams.
- Design and implement reliable, high-performance distributed or cloud-native systems and shape architecture, platform roadmaps, and shared services strategy.
- Collaborate with product leaders, mentor engineers, and guide technology direction and engineering practices.
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); USD $209,000 - $238,500 base salary (Richmond, VA)
Tools
Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Docker
AI focus
Experience with AI-based coding tools, IDE copilots, and interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion is preferred.
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