Staff Full-Stack Engineer

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: Chicago, ILMcLean, VARichmond, VAPlano, TXRiverwoods, IL
Salary: $244,700–$279,200 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 20 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 2107 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 1107 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Full-Stack Engineer

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The Staff Full-Stack Engineer joins the Global Payment Network Digital Payments Technology organization to build and operate mission-critical systems powering complex domestic and international money movement. You will work with developers and machine learning experts to design practical, reusable solutions for a high-volume, low-latency distributed ecosystem. Key responsibilities include decomposing complex problems, driving the modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures, and mentoring engineers while serving as a technical advisor. You will utilize a technology stack including Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust, and C#, alongside AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. The role focuses on developing a secure tokenization platform for commerce and leveraging agentic AI coding tools like Claude Code and Windsurf to accelerate the development lifecycle within a cloud-native environment.

What does a Full Stack Engineer earn in Illinois?

Median $211200 from 67 postings across 4 companies.

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Skills

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

What you'll do

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your assigned domain.
Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions.
Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation across projects.
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 and solution architecture.
At least 7 years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns.
At least 7 years of experience in cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
At least 7 years of experience in data architecture.
Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering (preferred).
10+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, enterprise architecture, and design patterns (preferred).
10+ years of experience in web technologies, distributed HPC/ML systems, cloud computing, and data architecture (preferred).

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