Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back End – Finance Tech

Capital One

Senior Lead Software Engineer leading technology projects and a team of developers at Capital One. Delivering cloud-based solutions and utilizing various programming languages for financial technology transformation.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeRichmond • Massachusetts, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $209,000 - $262,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptNode.jsOpen SourcePythonScalaSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers
Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends
Collaborate with digital product managers
Deliver robust cloud-based solutions
Utilize programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala
Manage orchestration, sourcing, and pipelines for critical financial data products

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree
At least 6 years of professional software engineering experience
At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
9+ years of experience in at least one of the following: Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js (preferred)
3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service (preferred)
4+ years of experience in open source frameworks (preferred)
1+ years of people management experience (preferred)
2+ years of experience in Agile practices (preferred)
Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity

Benefits

Comp & perks

performance based incentive compensation
cash bonus(es)
long term incentives (LTI)
health, financial and other benefits that support total well-being

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaPythonSQLNode.jsGoScalacloud computingopen source frameworksAgile practicesinteractive AI tooling

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationteam managementpassion for technology trends

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree