Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack

Capital One Financial

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$209,000–$238,500 / yr
Posted
2 days ago

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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 77% of similar roles. Most pay $181,250–$223,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $224k versus about $202k 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 719 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 712 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at Capital One's Card Partnerships Acquisitions Team, you will design and build robust cloud-based solutions using Go, Java, Angular, and AWS tools to enhance the credit card application experience for millions of customers. Your day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with digital product managers to deliver cutting-edge user experiences and critical backend services, leveraging technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, Python, Open Source RDBMS, NoSQL databases, Docker, and various AWS services. You will also champion the integration of emerging Generative AI technologies like Large Language Models (LLMs) and vector databases to drive innovation and improve engineering efficiency in a fast-paced, collaborative environment that values hands-on ownership and iterative delivery.

What you'll do

  • Design and architect robust cloud-based solutions using Go, Java, Angular, and AWS.
  • Implement backend services for credit card application submission, decisioning, and provisioning.
  • Utilize large language models (LLMs) to enhance product capabilities and engineering efficiency.
  • Champion the integration of emerging AI technologies in software development processes.
  • Own deployment and support of platform services built by your team.
  • Collaborate on modern user experiences that improve financial empowerment for customers.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in full-stack development with expertise in Go and Java.
  • Proficient in Angular for front-end development and AWS services for cloud deployment.
  • Experience with large language models (LLMs) and RAG architectures to enhance product capabilities.
  • Strong background in designing, architecting, and deploying robust cloud-based solutions.
  • Utilizes interactive AI tooling like Claude Code to accelerate productivity beyond basic code completion.
  • Skilled in working with SQL, NoSQL databases, Docker, and container orchestration services.

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