Full Stack Engineer 5

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: Chicago, ILMcLean, VARichmond, VA
Salary: $209,000–$238,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 7 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
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 $224k

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This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $192,050–$230,400 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $224k versus about $211k 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 2107 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 1107 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

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, cloud-native systems with high reliability and performance requirements. You 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. The position requires proficiency in Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript, along with experience in Open Source RDBMS, NoSQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and various AWS tools. You will solve complex business problems by creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs while leveraging observability to identify and optimize performance bottlenecks in distributed systems.

What does a Full Stack Engineer earn in Illinois?

Median $211200 from 67 postings across 4 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 Observability

What you'll do

Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers to create solutions for regulatory needs.
Drive end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale, distributed, or cloud-native systems with high reliability.
Provide technical leadership across multiple teams to shape system architecture and long-term technology direction.
Deliver robust cloud-based solutions using AWS tools, Docker, Kubernetes, and various programming languages.
Partner with architects and product leaders to define platform roadmaps and shared services strategy.
Mentor other members of the engineering community and drive professional development within technical teams.
Establish and enforce coding standards and design patterns across multiple engineering teams.

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: Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or 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).