Lead Software Engineer , Backend

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: Plano, TX
Salary: $179,400–$204,700 / yr
Posted: 7 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $192k

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This role pays less than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $184,950–$221,275 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $192k versus about $203k 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 801 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer , Backend

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As a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer joining the Auto Servicing team, you will lead in shaping and enhancing the vehicle title lifecycle system for Capital One customers. This role involves driving architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and staying hands-on with backend development to ensure data integrity and reliability. You will work across the full stack as needed, collaborating closely with product and design teams to deliver comprehensive solutions that modernize how we serve customers at scale. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in backend engineering and is proficient in relevant technologies and tools, including Java, Python, and Kubernetes, while also having a strong understanding of cloud services and microservices architecture.

Skills

Java Python SQL Docker Kubernetes AWS CI/CD PostgreSQL Maven Git Jenkins Spring Boot RESTful APIs JSON Swagger Microservices Scrum

What you'll do

Lead architectural decisions and mentor engineers in the Auto Servicing team.
Ensure data integrity and reliability for vehicle title lifecycle processes.
Work across full stack to deliver end-to-end solutions with product and design teams.
Stay hands-on in backend engineering while influencing overall engineering direction.
Modernize customer service using emerging technologies and data-driven approaches.

What we're looking for

Deep backend engineering expertise and experience in shaping software capabilities.
Ability to influence engineering direction and drive architectural decisions.
Hands-on coding skills while mentoring and guiding other engineers.
Experience working across full stack development as needed for projects.
Strong collaboration with product and design teams to deliver solutions.

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