Capital One
Full Stack Engineer 5
$209K–$262K
McLean, VA +3 · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
Richmond, VA
Chicago, IL
Plano, TX - Experience
- At least 6 years in software engineering and at least 3 years in public cloud platforms, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies. Preferred experience ranges from 1+ to 9+ years, with alternatives stated in the posting.
- 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, platform architecture, and shared services that meet business and regulatory needs.
What you'll do
- Lead technology projects and developers, providing technical leadership and mentoring across teams.
- Design and implement reliable, high-performance distributed and cloud-native systems; shape architecture and technology roadmaps.
- Collaborate with product leaders and architects to deliver cloud-based solutions and platform strategy.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
- 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 the listed software engineering areas.
Pay
$209,000 - $238,500 USD base salary (Chicago, IL); $229,900 - $262,400 USD base salary (McLean, VA); $209,000 - $238,500 USD base salary (Plano, TX); $209,000 - $238,500 USD base salary (Richmond, VA)
Tools
Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Docker
AI focus
Experience leveraging modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots; interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity beyond basic code completion.
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