Position Details

Salary $197K – $225K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience lead

Exp. Years 4+ years

Education Bachelor's Degree

Category System Administration

About this role

Lead backend engineering efforts for Capital One’s Card Tech domain, driving microservices and cloud-based solutions that support regulatory needs. You will lead a portfolio of projects and developers while mentoring and partnering with product managers.

Key Responsibilities

Lead a portfolio of technology projects and a team of developers with distributed microservices experience
Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions
Utilize programming languages including Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala with open source databases
Mentor engineering community members and evaluate code when needed
Experiment with new technologies and stay current on tech trends

Technical Overview

Build and lead distributed microservices and full stack systems using Java, Python, SQL, Node.js, Go, and Scala. Operate in a cloud environment with Amazon Web Services (AWS) tooling, and deliver container-orchestrated solutions using Docker and Kubernetes.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a lead backend engineer with 4+ years of professional software engineering experience and 1+ year of cloud computing experience (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud). They have hands-on experience delivering distributed microservices and containerized systems using Docker and Kubernetes, and they can lead a portfolio and mentor developers while meeting regulatory needs.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's Degree4+ years of professional software engineering experience1+ year experience with cloud computing (AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud)

Nice-to-Have Skills

7+ years of experience in at least one of JavaScalaPythonGoor Node.js2+ years of experience with AWSGCPAzureor another cloud service4+ years of experience in open source frameworks1+ years of people management experience2+ years of experience in Agile practicesMaster's Degree

Tools & Platforms

DockerKubernetesAWSAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudGCPNode.js

Required Skills

distributed microservicesfull stack systemsJavaPythonSQLNodeNode.jsGoScalaOpen Source RDBMSNoSQL databasesDockerKubernetesAWScloud computingMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudAgile practicespeople management

Hard Skills

distributed microservicesfull stack systemsregulatory needsJavaPythonSQLNodeNode.jsGoScalaOpen Source RDBMSNoSQL databasesContainer Orchestration servicesDockerKubernetesAWSAmazon Web Servicescloud computing

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoring other members of the engineering communitycollaborationteam managementcode evaluationstaying on top of tech trendsexperimenting with new technologieslearning new technologiesparticipating in internal & external technology communities

Industry & Role

Industry Banking

Job Function Lead backend software engineering for card technology using cloud microservices and container orchestration.

Role Subtype Backend Engineer

Tech Domains Python, Java, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, SQL / PostgreSQL

Clearance & Visa

Visa Sponsorship No

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

Bachelor's Degree, At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience, At least 1 year of cloud computing experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud, No work authorization sponsorship available

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