Capital One
Full-stack Engineer 5 (Go, Python, Java)
$209K–$262K
McLean, VA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
Chicago, IL - 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 various role-specific experience thresholds.
- 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
Lead engineering and modernization of scalable backend and full-stack services for customer reward redemptions, including distributed microservices and cloud-native systems.
What you'll do
- Lead technology projects and developers, providing technical leadership across teams and shaping architecture and long-term technology direction.
- Design and implement reliable, high-performance distributed systems and collaborate with product, architecture, fraud, and customer experience teams on platform roadmaps.
- Mentor engineers and help deliver cloud-based solutions for customer rewards and regulatory needs.
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, 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
$209,000 - $238,500 USD base salary; $229,900 - $262,400 USD base salary
Tools
Go, Python, Java, Scala, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Docker
AI focus
Use modern AI-based coding tools, IDE copilots, and interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion to accelerate productivity.
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