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Lead Software Engineer, DevOps (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)

Capital One
New York City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Mar 2026
💰 $245,600/yr($179,400/yr$245,600/yr)

About the role

Lead Software Engineer, DevOps (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)

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 love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking experienced DevOps Engineers who are passionate about platform engineering to join our team. As an Engineer on our team, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

"Our mission is to build a platform that developers love to use, even as we scale to support a massive multi-tenant environment. You will play a critical role in reducing cognitive load for the wider organization by codifying operational knowledge into custom Kubernetes Operators and automation tools written in Go. By joining this team, you are effectively building the 'internal product' that powers the company, turning the friction of navigating a large fleet of clusters into a streamlined, automated experience that accelerates innovation."

What You’ll Do:

  • Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects with deep experience in platform engineering, machine learning, 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, and 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 customers achieve financial empowerment

  • Utilize programming languages like Python, and Golang, along with container orchestration tools including Docker and Kubernetes, configuration management tools including Ansible and Terraform, and a variety of AWS tools and services 

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree

  • At least 4 years of experience in DevOps Engineering (Internship experience does not apply)

  • At least 3 years of experience in Cloud Native technologies (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform)

  • At least 4 years of Unix or Linux system administration experience


Preferred Qualifications:

  • 7+ years of DevOps and Platform Engineering experience

  • 4+ years of experience with coding and scripting (Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript, Golang, Bash, Perl or Ruby) 

  • 4+ years of experience with cloud orchestration tooling and related technologies Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, Crossplane, AWS ACK

  • 4+ years of experience using build and deployment tools (Jenkins, Docker)

  • 2+ years of experience with deploying clustered web services

  • 2+ years of experience with building custom Kubernetes operators and controllers using frameworks like Kubebuilder

  • 2+ years of experience with Kubernetes CNI and Mesh tooling like Istio, Cilium or Linkerd

  • 2+ years of experience in Agile practices


At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

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.

New York, NY: $215,200 - $245,600 for Lead Software Engineer


 

Richmond, VA: $179,400 - $204,700 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 s

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