Capital One
Full-stack Engineer 5 (Senior Manager, IC - Go, React, AWS)
$209K–$262K
McLean, VA +1 · Manager · 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 qualifying cloud or virtualization experience. Preferred experience includes multiple additional thresholds, ranging from 1 to 9+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field; a Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred.
- 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 platform architecture that meet regulatory needs and support customer-facing financial products.
What you'll do
- Lead technology projects and developers, provide technical mentorship, and shape architecture and long-term technology direction.
- Design and implement reliable, high-performance distributed systems and cloud-based solutions; define platform roadmaps and shared-services strategy.
- Collaborate with product managers, architects, and technology teams to deliver solutions and improve engineering practices.
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, and interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion.
Pay
$209,000 - $238,500 USD base salary (Chicago, IL); $229,900 - $262,400 USD base salary (McLean, VA)
Tools
Go, React, AWS, Java, Scala, Python, Node.js, Kubernetes
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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