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Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back-End

Capital One
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Jul 2026
💰 $286,200/yr($209,000/yr$286,200/yr)

About the role

Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back-End

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 Back End Software Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Sr. Lead Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One — building the foundational ML platform infrastructure that empowers data scientists and machine learning engineers to develop, deploy, and scale models that directly impact our customers.

What You’ll Do: 

  • 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, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code

  • 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, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services 

Basic Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s Degree

  • At least 6 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

  • 9+ years of experience in at least one of the following: Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js

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

  • 5+ years of MLOps or ML platform engineering experience, with a track record of building and scaling end-to-end ML pipelines, infrastructure-as-code for model lifecycle management, and cross-functional collaboration with data science and platform teams.

    4+ years of experience in open source frameworks

  • 2+ years years of experience in Kubernetes

  • 2+ years of experience in Agile practices

  • 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.

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.

Sales Territory: $209,000 - $238,500 for Sr. Lead Software Engineer


 

McLean, VA: $229,900 - $262,400 for Sr. Lead Software Engineer


 

New York, NY: $250,800 - $286,200 for Sr. 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 statu

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