Senior Staff Full-Stack Engineer

Capital One Financial

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Work type
Remote
Location
Chicago, ILMcLean, VARichmond, VAPlano, TXRiverwoods, IL
Salary
$286,200–$326,700 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $306k
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This role pays more than 97% of similar roles. Most pay $184,900–$249,125 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $306k versus about $217k 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 939 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 936 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Full-Stack Engineer

Senior Staff Full-Stack Engineer joins the Global Payment Network team to build and operate mission-critical systems for complex money movement across domestic and international rails. This role involves decomposing complex problems into practical solutions, driving the modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms, and establishing API standards. The engineer serves as a technical authority on non-functional characteristics like performance, scalability, and operability while mentoring others and promoting engineering excellence. Key technologies include cloud computing across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud; data architecture; and web technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, and SPA frameworks. Candidates should possess expertise in Go, Java, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala, along with experience in distributed HPC and ML systems, networking protocols, and the strategic application of agentic AI coding tools to solve systemic development challenges.

What does a Full Stack Engineer earn in Virginia?

Median $211200 from 151 postings across 4 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your specific domain.
  • Decompose complex problems into practical, operational solutions while ensuring high quality in design and implementation.
  • Act as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics like performance, scalability, and operability.
  • Drive the modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms.
  • Collaborate with leadership to define long-term platform strategies and API standards.
  • Mentor engineers and coach the community to strengthen technical expertise and knowledge sharing.
  • Create technical content such as code samples and blog posts to share knowledge internally and externally.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
  • At least 9 years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, enterprise architecture, cloud computing, and data architecture.
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering (preferred).
  • 12+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, enterprise architecture, and data architecture (preferred).
  • 12+ years of professional experience coding in languages such as Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala (preferred).
  • 10+ years of experience with database and database management systems (preferred).
  • 12+ years of experience in the full lifecycle of system development from conception through production support (preferred).
  • 7+ years of experience with public cloud platforms, networking protocols, and mentoring senior engineers (preferred).

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