Capital One
Full-stack Engineer 5 (The Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering) (MEG)
$209K–$286K
McLean, VA +4 · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
Richmond, VA
Chicago, IL
New York, NY
Plano, TX - 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 various thresholds from 1 to 9+ years across coding, cloud, APIs, databases, CI/CD, mentoring, observability, and technical leadership.
- 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 in designing and delivering reliable, large-scale cloud-native systems and shared platform services for cloud operations resilience.
What you'll do
- Lead technology projects and developers building distributed microservices and full-stack systems that meet regulatory needs.
- Shape system architecture and technology direction, and lead design and implementation of large-scale cloud-native systems.
- Partner with product leaders and architects on platform roadmaps; mentor engineers and promote technology learning.
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 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); $250,800 - $286,200 USD base salary (New York, NY); $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, including interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion, is preferred.
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