Full-stack Engineer 5

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: $209,000–$238,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays more than 67% of similar roles. Most pay $192,050–$238,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $224k versus about $215k 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 1891 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 1020 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Full-stack Engineer 5

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The Full-stack Engineer 5 joins a team of makers to lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers. This role involves driving a major transformation by designing and implementing large-scale, distributed, and cloud-native systems with high reliability and performance requirements. The engineer will build robust cloud-based solutions to meet regulatory needs and provide technical leadership across multiple teams to shape system architecture and long-term technology direction. Key responsibilities include mentoring engineers and collaborating with product managers to define platform roadmaps. The position requires proficiency in Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript, alongside experience with Open Source RDBMS, NoSQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and various AWS tools. The work focuses on solving complex business problems within a distributed microservices environment.

What does a Full Stack Engineer earn in Illinois?

Median $192050 from 61 postings across 3 companies.

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Skills

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

What you'll do

Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers.
Design and implement large-scale, distributed, or cloud-native systems with high reliability.
Provide technical leadership to shape system architecture and long-term technology direction.
Develop robust cloud-based solutions using Java, Python, Go, or Node.js.
Partner with architects and product leaders to define platform roadmaps and shared services.
Establish and enforce coding standards and design patterns across multiple engineering teams.
Implement observability and reliability practices to optimize performance in distributed systems.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
At least 6 years of experience in software engineering.
At least 3 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).
9+ years of experience coding with more than two of the following: Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, Scala (preferred).
5+ years of experience contributing to open source frameworks (preferred).
5+ years of experience with front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks (preferred).
5+ years of experience creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs (preferred).

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