Capital One
Full-stack Engineer 5 - Card Tech
$209K–$262K
McLean, VA +2 · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
Richmond, VA
Chicago, IL - 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 ranges from 1+ to 9+ years across coding, open source, APIs, databases, cloud, CI/CD, version control, troubleshooting, mentoring, observability, architecture, and coding standards.
- 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 systems and real-time decisioning platforms for Capital One’s Card business.
What you'll do
- Lead technology projects and developers building distributed microservices and full-stack systems that address regulatory needs.
- Drive system architecture and end-to-end design and implementation of reliable, high-performance distributed or cloud-native systems.
- Partner with product managers, architects, and product leaders on customer experiences, platform roadmaps, and shared services strategy; mentor engineers.
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, including interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion.
Pay
USD $209,000 - $238,500 base salary (Chicago, IL); 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
Preferred experience using modern AI-based coding tools, IDE copilots, and interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion to accelerate productivity.
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