Full-stack Engineer IV

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: $179,400–$204,700 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $202k

This role $192k

$174k most similar roles pay here $231k

This role pays less than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $192,050–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $192k versus about $202k for comparable roles.

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About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial is a bank holding company specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings products, known for its data-driven approach to consumer and commercial finance. Industry: Financial Services & Banking

Capital One Financial currently has 1554 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 796 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Full-stack Engineer IV

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As a Full-stack Engineer 4 within the Card Tech Authorization organization, you will lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers to build distributed microservices and full-stack systems. You will be responsible for processing incoming data to drive value-added authorization decisions when customers make purchases with their cards. Your daily work involves collaborating with product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions while providing technical leadership across Agile teams to establish standards for design, development, and operational excellence. You will utilize a technology stack including Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript, alongside RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and various AWS tools. This role focuses on solving complex business problems related to regulatory needs and enhancing system performance through refactoring and proactive technical debt reduction in a high-scale environment.

What does a Full Stack Engineer earn?

Median $211200 from 350 postings across 37 companies.

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Skills

Java Scala Python Go Node.js JavaScript TypeScript AWS GCP Azure Docker Kubernetes RDBMS NoSQL CI/CD Infrastructure as Code Git GitHub Bitbucket Microservices

What you'll do

Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers in a distributed microservices environment.
Develop robust cloud-based solutions using Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js to meet regulatory needs.
Provide technical leadership and set standards for design, development, and operational excellence across Agile teams.
Partner with architects to define service boundaries, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks.
Identify areas for improvement by implementing targeted refactoring to reduce technical debt and enhance performance.
Influence long-term technology strategy by evaluating emerging tools and practices in a "you build it, you own it" environment.
Mentor other members of the engineering community and drive professional development within technical teams.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
At least 4 years of experience in software engineering.
At least 2 years of experience with public cloud platforms, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field (preferred).
7+ years of experience coding with more than two of the following: Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, Scala (preferred).
3+ years of experience with database and database management systems (preferred).
4+ years of experience contributing to open source frameworks (preferred).
Experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts or large-scale technical initiatives (preferred).

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