Staff Full-Stack Engineer

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: McLean, VARichmond, VA
Salary: $269,100–$307,200 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $208k

This role $288k

$164k most similar roles pay here $323k

This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $184,975–$230,400 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $288k versus about $208k 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 · Staff Full-Stack Engineer

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Staff Full-Stack Engineer As a Staff Full-Stack Engineer, you will join a team of technical experts to drive innovation and solve complex problems within the banking sector. You will be responsible for decomposing complex problems into practical solutions, ensuring high code quality through repository reviews, and mentoring other engineers to foster a culture of excellence. Your daily work involves modernizing monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms while defining long-term platform strategies and API standards. You will build multi-tenant platforms capable of handling batch and real-time settlement capabilities for payment networks. The role requires expertise in cloud computing across AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud, along with proficiency in languages such as Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala. Key technical domains include data architecture, networking protocols, and the integration of distributed systems.

What does a Full Stack Engineer earn in Virginia?

Median $211200 from 151 postings across 4 companies.

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Skills

AWS Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform Go Java JavaScript TypeScript Python Rust C# Scala Distributed Systems Machine Learning API HPC

What you'll do

Decompose complex problems into practical, operational solutions for high-scale systems.
Drive the modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms.
Define long-term platform strategies, architecture requirements, and API standards in collaboration with leadership.
Serve as a technical authority on non-functional characteristics like performance, scalability, and operability.
Mentor engineers and provide coaching to strengthen the technical expertise of the broader community.
Create technical documentation, code samples, and blog posts to share knowledge across the organization.
Ensure high code quality through active participation in reviewing critical application repositories.
Evangelize a bold technical vision for your specific domain while influencing cross-divisional projects.

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 languages such as 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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