Capital One
Staff Full-stack Engineer - FS Tech Architecture
$245K–$279K
Plano, TX · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- At least 7 years in each of the listed basic-qualification areas. Preferred experience includes 10+ years in several specified areas, 8+ years in database systems and public cloud, 5+ years in event-driven communication patterns and mentoring, and 2+ years leading architectural reviews.
- 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 for this position.
About the job
Leads hands-on architecture and engineering for cloud-native auto financing and servicing platforms, shaping technical direction and modernizing systems while mentoring engineers.
What you'll do
- Set technical vision and evaluate designs for scalability, consistency, operability, and maintainability.
- Lead modernization of monoliths into microservices and event-driven platforms, and help define platform strategy and API standards.
- Contribute directly to engineering, mentor peers, 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.
- Expertise in the strategic application of agentic AI coding tools to solve systemic development challenges.
Pay
$244,700 - $279,200 USD base salary (Plano, TX); performance-based incentive compensation may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives, amounts not stated.
Tools
AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Java, Python
AI focus
Apply agentic AI coding tools strategically to solve systemic development challenges; role also works alongside ML practitioners.
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