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Lead AI Engineer (AI Foundations)

at Capital One Financial

📍 4 Locations Unknown 💰 $197K – $225K USD / year Posted April 05, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $197K – $225K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 3+ years
Education Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, AI, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields (Master's Degree or MBA with quantitative concentration preferred)
Category AI & Machine Learning

About this role

Senior Software Engineer specializing in back-end and full-stack development, containerization, and cloud adoption. You will build and maintain scalable services with a focus on APIs, data access, and cloud tooling.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support full-stack solutions
  • Build robust back-end services using Java, Python, and Node.js
  • Develop front-end features with React
  • Implement containerization using Docker and Kubernetes
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines

Technical Overview

Stack includes Java, Python, React, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, SQL, and CI/CD. Emphasis on containerized microservices, API development, and cloud-native best practices.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with 3+ years of backend/full-stack experience, strong Java/Python/JS skills, and hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD on AWS. They should be comfortable building scalable API-driven services and collaborating across product, design, and platform teams.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceAIElectrical EngineeringComputer Engineeringor related fieldsAt least 4 years of experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologiesAt least 4 years of experience programming with PythonGoScalaor Java

Nice-to-Have Skills

6 years of experience deploying scalable AI solutions on cloud platformsExperience designingdevelopingdeliveringand supporting AI servicesExperience developing AI/ML algorithms or technologies (LLM InferenceSimilarity SearchVectorDBsGuardrails) using PythonC++C#Javaor GolangExperience optimizing training and inference software for hardware utilizationlatencythroughputcostStaying current with AI research and applying novel techniques in production

Tools & Platforms

DockerKubernetesReactAWSPythonJavaSQLPostgreSQLNoSQLCI/CDGit

Required Skills

JavaPythonNode.jsGoScalaReactDockerKubernetesAWSAPI DevelopmentCI/CDSQL / PostgreSQLNoSQLECS

Hard Skills

PythonGoScalaJavaPyTorchHuggingfaceVectorDBsNemo GuardrailsDockerKubernetesAWSReactAPI DevelopmentCI/CDSQL / PostgreSQLNoSQL

Soft Skills

communicationteamworkproblem solvingleadership

Industry & Role

Industry Banking
Job Function Develop and maintain scalable back-end and full-stack software solutions on AWS
Role Subtype Full Stack Engineer
Tech Domains Python, Java, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services, React, PostgreSQL, SQL / PostgreSQL

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior Software EngineerBack End/Full StackDockerContainerizationPython on AWSReactAPI DevelopmentCI/CDJavaScalaNode.jsGoKubernetesECSAWSAmazon Web ServicesPostgreSQLSQLNoSQLAPIsFull StackPython

Deal Breakers

Must be willing to work on-site at McLean, VA or Richmond, VA, 3+ years of professional software engineering experience

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