✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Senior Lead Software Engineer

at Capital One Financial

📍 McLean, VA Unknown 💰 $229K – $262K USD / year Posted March 26, 2026
Salary $229K – $262K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 6+ years
Education Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field
Category Software Engineering

This role involves leading diverse technology projects, managing development teams, and creating cloud-based solutions in a fast-paced financial environment.

  • Lead technology projects
  • Manage development teams
  • Create cloud solutions
  • Mentor engineers
  • Ensure regulatory compliance

Focus on distributed microservices, full stack systems, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, and open source frameworks.

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with 6+ years of experience in Java, Python, and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. They are passionate about microservices, full stack development, and mentoring junior engineers, with a strong background in distributed systems.

Bachelor's Degreeat least 6 years of professional software engineering experienceat least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud)
Master's Degree9+ years of experience in JavaScalaPythonGoor Node.js3+ years of experience with AWSGCPAzure4+ years of experience in open source frameworks1+ years of people management experience2+ years of experience in Agile practices
DockerKubernetesAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud
JavaPythonSQLNode.jsGoScalaDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGoogle Cloudmicroservicescloud computingfull stackopen source
JavaPythonSQLNode.jsGoScalaOpen Source RDBMSNoSQL databasesDockerKubernetesAmazon Web ServicesAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudCloud computing
collaborativementoringproblem-solvingcommunicationteam leadershipadaptability
Industry Financial Services / Fintech
Job Function Lead software engineering projects and teams in a cloud environment
Role Subtype Software Engineer
Tech Domains Java, Python, SQL / PostgreSQL, Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, Docker, Open Source RDBMS, NoSQL databases
software engineerJavaPythonSQLNode.jsGoScalaAWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureGoogle Cloudcloud computingmicroservicesfull stackDockerKubernetesOpen Source RDBMSNoSQLmentoringAgile

Lack of cloud computing experience, Less than 6 years of professional software engineering experience, No experience with microservices or cloud platforms

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