Lead Software Engineer (Front End)

Capital One Financial

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$215,200–$245,600 / yr
Posted
2 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $200k
This role $230k
$171k most similar roles pay here $254k

This role pays more than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $183,500–$216,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $230k versus about $200k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 716 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 709 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer (Front End)

Join Capital One Travel’s Emerging Verticals team as a senior engineer building a groundbreaking travel product from scratch. You will design and implement high-impact systems across the full stack using JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS services. Utilize AI tools like Claude to prototype, build, and test features at unprecedented speeds, partnering closely with product, design, business, and external contacts to translate real-world needs into technical solutions. Lead a portfolio of projects, mentor team members, and set the engineering bar for rapid, reliable scaling in a fast-paced environment where you own end-to-end delivery from concept to launch. Ideal candidates have hands-on experience launching new features at scale with AI-native development in ambiguous startup-like settings.

What you'll do

  • Build new customer-facing products and platform services from the ground up across full stack technologies.
  • Use modern AI tools to prototype, generate, test, and ship features rapidly across various surfaces.
  • Translate real-world business needs into technical solutions and own them end-to-end.
  • Lead fast-moving projects and set engineering standards for a new team using AI-accelerated delivery methods.
  • Make pragmatic architecture decisions for systems that need to scale quickly and reliably.

What we're looking for

  • At least 1 year of experience with cloud computing (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
  • Hands-on experience building and shipping projects end-to-end using AI tools
  • Experience launching new, customer-facing features at rapid scale in a fast-moving environment
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree required
  • Ability to work in ambiguous, zero-to-one environments and move quickly
  • Utilize languages like JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, Python, Go, and databases including SQL, NoSQL
  • Lead projects, set engineering standards, and mentor others in AI-accelerated delivery

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