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Full-stack Engineer 5 (Finance Tech)

Salary

Cambridge, MA: $229,900 - $262,400 McLea… per year

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Description

We are seeking a Full-stack Software Engineer to join our Finance Tech team, which is responsible for transforming Capital One's financial engine into the most trusted, nimble, and insightful in the industry.

As a Full-stack Engineer 5, you will 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.

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
  • Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community
  • Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment
  • Utilize programming languages like Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services
  • Provide technical leadership across multiple teams, shaping system architecture and long-term technology direction
  • Drive end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale, distributed, or cloud-native systems with high reliability and performance requirements
  • Partner with architects and product leaders to define platform roadmaps and shared services strategy

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's 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:

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
  • 9+ years of experience coding with more than two of the following: Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js
  • 5+ years of experience contributing to open-source frameworks
  • 5+ years of experience creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs
  • 4+ years of experience with database and database management systems
  • 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or cloud-based productivity tools or virtualization technologies
  • 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
  • 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
  • Experience influencing technology strategy at the portfolio or business unit level
  • Experience leveraging modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots
  • Experience with interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being

Skills

Nice to have

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science
  • 9+ years of experience coding with multiple languages
  • 5+ years of experience contributing to open-source frameworks
  • 5+ years of experience creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs

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