Lead Software Engineer

Capital One Financial

Actively hiring

McLean, VA Posted 23 days ago $197,300–$225,100 / year

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TL;DR

As a Lead Software Engineer in our cloud-native platform team, you will play a pivotal role in developing high-performance systems that enable secure spending for millions of cardholders. Your daily responsibilities include driving the technical modernization of critical infrastructure using Java and Go while leveraging AWS native services such as Lambda and Fargate to ensure low-latency performance at scale. You will work on complex challenges related to financial issuance, real-time security, and global payment servicing, offering a unique opportunity to make direct impacts on core operations within sophisticated financial domains.

Skills

Java Go AWS Lambda Fargate CI/CD Docker Kubernetes PostgreSQL Redis MongoDB Git Jenkins Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Design and implement high-performance cloud-native platforms using Java, Go, and AWS services.
Ensure secure spending for millions of cardholders by developing robust financial issuance systems.
Enhance real-time security features to protect sensitive payment data across global networks.
Optimize critical infrastructure for low-latency performance at massive scale in financial domains.
Drive technical modernization initiatives to improve efficiency and reliability of core operations.

What we're looking for

Minimum of 7 years of experience in software engineering with a focus on cloud-native technologies.
Proficiency in Java and Go programming languages for developing scalable applications.
Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, Fargate, and other native tools.
Strong background in building high-performance systems with an emphasis on security and real-time processing.
Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
Ability to drive technical modernization of critical infrastructure at scale.

Market check

Salary context

This $197,300–$225,100 range sits above 74% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$148,300–$216,350

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$151,450–$213,750

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 489 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 483 roles with salary data.

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