Capital One
Staff Full-stack Engineer
$245K–$307K
McLean, VA +2 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
Plano, TX
Richmond, VA - Experience
- At least 7 years in each of the listed areas; preferred alternatives include 10+ years coding or 8+ years in the full system development lifecycle.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field; preferred: Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization.
About the job
Leads technical strategy and hands-on engineering for enterprise-scale servicing platforms, modernizing systems and guiding teams toward secure, scalable solutions.
What you'll do
- Set technical vision, ensure design and implementation quality, and advise on performance, scalability, and operability.
- Modernize monoliths into microservices and event-driven platforms; help define platform strategy and API standards.
- Lead cross-divisional initiatives, mentor engineers, and share technical knowledge across the organization.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
- At least 7 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.
- Experience architecting AI-driven solutions and workflows; 10+ years coding in Java, Python or Go; or 8+ years across the full system development lifecycle.
Pay
$269,100 - $307,200 USD base salary (McLean, VA); $244,700 - $279,200 USD base salary (Plano, TX); $244,700 - $279,200 USD base salary (Richmond, VA)
Tools
AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Java, Python, Go
AI focus
Preferred experience architecting AI-driven solutions and workflows.
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