Capital One
Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back-End Distributed Systems (AWS, Go, Kubernetes, MCP, Lua, Python)
New York, New York · Senior · Part-time
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About the role
- Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment?
- As a Capital One Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.
- The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location.
Responsibilities
- Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices, and full stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company
- Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- At least 6 years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply)
- At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
Nice to have
- 9+ years of experience in at least one of the following: Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js
- 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
- 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks
- 1+ years of people management experience
- 2+ years of experience in Agile practices
- 2+ years of experience with Amazon SageMaker, Databricks, or another comprehensive ML platform
- Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion
- Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
Compensation
- $230k-$262k
Company info
- At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who solve real problems and meet real customer needs.
- We are seeking Back End / Full Stack Software Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies.
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