Full-stack Engineer 5 (Java, Spring, Kafka, CICD, AI tools, Glue, RDS, DynamoDB) (Enterprise Platforms Technology )
McLean, MD - USA
Job Summary
Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced collaborative inclusive and iterative delivery environment At Capital One youll be part of a big group of makers breakers doers and disruptors who solve real problems and meet real customer needs.
We are seeking a highly skilled and visionary Full- Stack Engineer 5 who is passionate about Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning full-stack systems and leveraging cutting-edge open-source frameworks. As a Capital One Manager-level IC youll be on the forefront of driving a major transformation across the enterprise.
Team
Marketing and Messaging operates as a key line of business supported by Enterprise Platforms Technology (EPTech) driving hyper-personalized consumer experiences through EPTechs enterprise scale governance and architectural practices
What Youll Do
- Lead & Execute: Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and direct a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices and full-stack systems.
- Architect & Scale: Drive end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale cloud-native systems with high reliability performance and data design requirements. Partner with architects and product leaders to shape long-term system architecture platform roadmaps and shared services strategies.
- Innovate with AI/ML: Direct the design development testing and implementation of intelligent technical solutions using emerging AI technologies Large Language Models (LLMs) and cloud infrastructure to power hyper-personalized user experiences.
- Collaborate & Empower: Partner closely with digital product managers to build robust cloud-based solutions that drive high-impact experiences helping millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment.
- Tech Stack Mastery: Leverage a diverse technical stack including Java JavaScript TypeScript Python Go Scala and combined with Open Source RDBMS NoSQL databases container orchestration (Docker Kubernetes) and modern AWS cloud ecosystems.
- Champion Engineering Culture: Mentor members of the engineering community conduct rigorous code reviews to maintain technical excellence participate in tech communities and champion modern engineering practices across multiple teams.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics Economics Operations Research Analytics Mathematics Engineering)
- 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
Preferred Qualifications:
- 9 years of experience coding with two or more of the following: Go Java JavaScript TypeScript Python Rust C# Scala or SQL
- 7 years of experience in at least one of the following: Java JavaScript Python Go TypeScript or SQL
- 5 years of experience contributing to open-source frameworks
- 5 years of experience with front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks
- 5 years of experience creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs
- 4 years of experience leading technical direction and executing large-scale cross-functional projects across multiple engineering teams
- 4 years of experience with AWS GCP Azure cloud-based productivity tools or virtualization technologies
- 4 years of experience with CI/CD pipelines infrastructure as code and automated testing frameworks
- 4 years of experience with database and database management systems
- 4 years of experience using Git-based version-control systems (e.g. Git GitHub Bitbucket)
- 4 years of experience troubleshooting technical issues within cloud environments
- 3 years of experience with AWS GCP Azure or another cloud service
- 3 years of experience mentoring senior engineers and driving professional development within technical teams
- 2 years of experience in Agile practices
- 2 years of experience leveraging observability to identify and optimize performance bottlenecks in distributed systems
- 1 year of experience working with big data ETL using Dataflow AWS Glue or Databricks
- 1 year of experience utilizing Generative AI coding tools IDE copilots and advanced LLM capabilities (such as Claude Code) to enhance engineering productivity
- 1 year of experience in prompt engineering or developing features enhanced by Artificial Intelligence
- 1 year of experience leading architectural design reviews and influencing enterprise-wide technical standards and methodologies
- 1 year of experience establishing and enforcing coding standards and design patterns across teams
- 1 year of experience implementing observability and reliability practices at scale
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
McLean VA: $229900 - $262400 for Full-stack Engineer 5Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidates offer letter.
This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.Capital One offers a comprehensive competitive and inclusive set of health financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at theCapital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status exempt or non-exempt status and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal state and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries including to the extent applicable Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco California Police Code Article 49 Sections 4901-4920; New York Citys Fair Chance Act; Philadelphias Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal state and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position and you require an accommodation please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1- or via email at . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
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Required Experience:
IC