Staff Full-Stack Engineer

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: McLean, VARichmond, VAPlano, TXRiverwoods, IL
Salary: $269,100–$307,200 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $192,050–$230,400 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $288k versus about $211k 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 2307 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 1162 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Full-Stack Engineer

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Staff Full-Stack Engineer (Director IC) joins the Global Payment Network Technology organization to build and operate mission-critical systems powering complex domestic and international money movement. You will work within a community of technical experts to design high-volume, low-latency, and resilient distributed ecosystems. Responsibilities include decomposing complex problems into operational solutions, driving the modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms, and establishing API standards. You will serve as a trusted advisor, mentoring engineers and providing hands-on technical contributions. Required skills include software engineering, solution architecture, and data architecture across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. You should possess experience with Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, and Scala, alongside expertise in networking protocols, database management, and agentic AI coding tools.

What does a Full Stack Engineer earn in Virginia?

Median $211200 from 270 postings across 4 companies.

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Skills

AWS Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform Go Java JavaScript TypeScript Python Rust C# Scala Data Architecture Distributed Systems HPC Machine Learning Networking Protocols

What you'll do

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your specific domain.
Decompose complex problems into practical and operational technical solutions.
Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation across the organization.
Serve as an authoritative expert on performance, scalability, and operability.
Drive the modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms.
Collaborate with senior leaders to define long-term platform strategy and API standards.
Mentor engineers and coach the technical expertise of the engineering and product community.
Lead cross-divisional projects that promote technological best practices and enhancements.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
At least 7 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).
10+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, enterprise architecture, cloud computing, and data architecture (preferred).
10+ years of professional experience coding in Go, Java, JavaScript/Typescript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala (preferred).
8+ years of experience with database and database management systems (preferred).
10+ years of experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through production support (preferred).
5+ years of experience with public cloud platforms, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies (preferred).

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