Capital One
Senior Staff Full-Stack Engineer (Remote Eligible)
$286K–$359K
Chicago, IL +5 · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, IL
US Remote
McLean, VA
Richmond, VA
Plano, TX
Riverwoods, IL - Experience
- At least 9 years across the listed core areas; preferred qualifications include several experience thresholds, including 12+ years in software engineering and solution architecture.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field; no equivalent-experience alternative stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
About the job
Leads technical strategy and hands-on engineering for resilient payment platforms, including modernization to microservices and event-driven systems, while mentoring engineers and shaping architecture standards.
What you'll do
- Set technical vision, guide design and implementation, and ensure systems meet performance, scalability, and operability needs.
- Drive modernization of monolithic systems into microservices and event-driven platforms; help define platform strategy and API standards.
- Lead cross-divisional technical initiatives and mentor engineers through hands-on contribution and knowledge sharing.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
- At least 9 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture, enterprise architecture and design patterns, cloud computing, and data architecture.
Nice to have
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
- Expertise in the strategic application of agentic AI coding tools to solve systemic development challenges.
Pay
$286,200 - $326,700 USD base salary (Remote, Chicago, Plano, Richmond, Riverwoods); $314,800 - $359,300 USD base salary (McLean); eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.
Tools
AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Java, Python
AI focus
Strategic application of agentic AI coding tools to solve systemic development challenges is preferred.
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