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Lead Software Engineer

at Discover Financial Services

📍 2 Locations Unknown 💰 $197K – $225K USD / year Posted March 26, 2026
Salary $197K – $225K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 4+ years
Education Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field
Category Software Engineering

This role involves leading full stack development projects at Capital One, utilizing modern web technologies and cloud platforms to deliver scalable financial solutions. The engineer will collaborate across teams to innovate and improve systems.

  • Lead full stack projects
  • Collaborate on cloud integrations
  • Develop scalable web applications
  • Mentor junior developers
  • Ensure security and compliance

The position requires expertise in JavaScript, Java, Python, and cloud services like AWS, GCP, and Azure. The candidate will work with microservices, container orchestration, and full stack frameworks to build and maintain enterprise applications.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level full stack software engineer with 4+ years of experience in JavaScript, Java, or Python, and cloud experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure. They are collaborative, innovative, and capable of leading diverse technology projects.

Bachelor's Degree4+ years software engineering1+ year cloud computingExperience with JavaScriptJavaTypeScriptSQLPythonor GoExperience with AWSGCPor AzureExperience with open source frameworksPeople management experience
Master's Degree7+ years in relevant languages3+ years cloud servicesExperience in Agile practices
DockerKubernetesAWSGCPMicrosoft Azure
JavaScriptJavaHTMLCSSTypeScriptSQLPythonGoDockerKubernetesAWSGCPAzure
JavaScriptJavaHTMLCSSTypeScriptSQLPythonGoDockerKubernetesAWSGCPMicrosoft Azure
CollaborationMentoringInnovationCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solving
Industry Financial Services / Fintech
Job Function Develop and lead full stack software projects
Role Subtype Software Engineering
Tech Domains JavaScript, Java, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, SQL / PostgreSQL, Python, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft 365
software engineeringfull stackJavaScriptJavaTypeScriptSQLPythonGoDockerKubernetesAWSGCPMicrosoft Azurecloud computingmicroservicesAgileteam leadershipmentoringcollaboration

No cloud experience, Less than 4 years experience, No experience with JavaScript or Java, Lack of open source framework experience

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