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Lead Software Engineer, Messaging Dispatch

Capital One
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Jul 2026
💰 $245,600/yr($197,300/yr$245,600/yr)

About the role

Lead Software Engineer, Messaging Dispatch

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 a highly skilled and visionary Lead Back End Software Engineer who is passionate about Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and building intelligent solutions with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Lead, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

The Team:

The Marketing and Messaging organization focuses on engineering hyper-personalized, high-impact consumer experiences across omnichannel platforms. The team builds scalable platforms that deliver omnichannel messages to customers and prospects.

What You’ll Do:

  • Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and guide a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices and full stack systems to create solutions

  • Collaborate with digital product managers to design and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful, personalized experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment

  • Direct the design, development, testing, and implementation of technical solutions using AI technologies, large language models (LLMs), and cloud infrastructure, ensuring sound data design practices are applied

  • Leverage a diverse technical stack including Java, JavaScript, Python, and Go, alongside modern cloud infrastructure, and advanced AWS ecosystems to deliver high-performance software solutions

  • Champion the growth of our engineering community through active mentorship, while driving excellence in delivery by conducting rigorous code reviews to ensure technical solutions are performant and maintainable

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

  • At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience (Internship experience does not apply)

  • At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree

  • 7+ years of experience in at least one of the following: Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, TypeScript, or SQL

  • 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service

  • 4+ years of experience working with various open source frameworks

  • 4+ years of experience leading technical direction and executing large scale projects across multiple engineering teams

  • 2+ years of experience in Agile practices

  • 1+ years of experience working with big data ETL using Dataflow, AWS Glue or Databricks

  • 1+ years of experience utilizing Generative AI coding tools and advanced LLM capabilities (such as Claude Code) to enhance engineering productivity

  • 1+ years of experience in prompt engineering or developing features enhanced by Artificial Intelligence

  • Experience utilizing advanced AI tooling and LLM capabilities to drive engineering productivity and innovation

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.

McLean, VA: $197,300 - $225,100 for Lead Software Engineer


 

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


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location,

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