Capital One
McLean, VA
Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Golang, Python, Java, AWS)
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, 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
Full Stack Software Engineers
who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Lead Software Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.
Card Intelligent Decisions & Experiences (CIDX)
in Card Tech+ is responsible for the decisioning technology that guides our customers through their entire credit journey - from marketing, to product offers, real-time transaction approvals, and more. Within this organization, the
Decisioning Platform (DP)
team is transforming decision-making at Capital One by developing a transparent, explainable framework for creating and executing complex credit decisions. This framework integrates orchestration, data fetching, and computation into single, unified execution to support a variety of decisions, such as credit card pre-approvals and credit line changes.
Our platform leverages modern, cloud-native technologies—including serverless AWS infrastructure—to meet enterprise-scale needs. Within this ecosystem, our
Decisioning Platform E2E Platform Horizontals
squad is the engine behind the platform's reliability, focused on strengthening the foundational capabilities and driving architectural excellence. We lead key horizontal initiatives, including scalability, observability, E2E testing, multi-tenancy, and a self-service user interface to democratize platform accessibility.
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: $197,300 - $225,100 for Lead Software Engineer
Candidates 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 candidate’s 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 the
Capital 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 City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.
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