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Lead Software Engineer, Back End

Capital One

Riverwoods, Illinois, U.S.
Full-time, Regular
Posted Sep 17, 2025
Onsite

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About the role

Lead Software Engineer, Back End at Capital One

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 Software Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

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

Responsibilities

  • Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers
  • Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions
  • Share passion for staying on top of tech trends and experimenting with new technologies
  • Mentor other members of the engineering community

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree
  • At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience
  • At least 1 year of experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
  • Master's degree or 7+ years of experience in Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js

Benefits

  • 401k matching
  • Health insurance
  • Flight privileges
  • Long-term incentives (LTI)
  • Performance-based incentives

About the Company

Capital One is a federally registered service mark. All rights reserved. Blank Check is a registered trademark of Capital One Services, LLC. Capital One does not provide, endorse or guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.

Job Details

Salary Range

$193,400 - $220,700/yearly

Location

Riverwoods, Illinois, U.S.

Employment Type

Full-time, Regular

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