Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Golang, Python, GenAI) (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)
Capital One · Plano, TX
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- Full-time
- $262,000 / year
- Plano, TX
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Job highlights
- Lead cloud infrastructure and resilience engineering.
- Design AI-driven governance and compliance systems.
- Pioneer modern architectural paradigms and cloud-native design.
- Hands-on coding and technical leadership.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to build fintech solutions.
About the role
About Capital One
If you love building, pioneering in the technology space, and solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, and iterative environment, you will thrive at Capital One alongside a dynamic group of makers, breakers, doers, and disruptors. We are seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to join our Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering (CORE) Technology division, which is responsible for enabling and evolving Capital One’s foundational cloud infrastructure layer, including observability, connectivity, resilience, and availability. In this role, you will drive Capital One’s tech evolution by building well-architected solutions that empower our developers to innovate rapidly. Your critical priority will be designing AI-driven systems to automate and scale our governance and oversight, leading the creation of intelligent guardrails that ensure architectural excellence and compliance across all applications, and leveraging machine learning to deliver real-time insights and proactive risk management.What You’ll Do
- Drive the Enterprise Vision: Shape and advance the technical vision and long-term roadmap for Enterprise Architecture tooling, transforming how application health, compliance, and governance are managed at scale.
- Establish Intelligent Guardrails: Design and champion enterprise-wide architectural patterns, utilizing automated, AI-driven solutions to enforce real-time governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance across all Capital One applications.
- Pioneer Modern Paradigms: Infuse industry trends into our ecosystem—such as event-driven architectures, mesh data topologies, and next-gen cloud-native design—ensuring systems are resilient, highly secure, and horizontally scalable.
- Lead Complex Tech Initiatives: Oversee and de-risk the architectural design, testing, deployment, and optimization of highly critical distributed systems, microservices, and full-stack platforms.
- Be a Hands-On Catalyst: Maintain deep technical expertise and actively write code, conduct architecture reviews, create proofs-of-concept (PoCs), and rigorously evaluate codebases to validate technical directions.
- Master the Stack: Leverage a modern, robust tech stack utilizing programming languages like Java, Python, Go, and TypeScript, combined with container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), open-source RDBMS/NoSQL databases, and advanced AWS cloud services.
- Partner Cross-Functionally: Collaborate seamlessly with digital product managers, engineering teams, data scientists, and risk/governance partners to build secure fintech solutions that empower millions of customers.
- Scale Engineering Excellence: Act as a premier technical consultant and mentor across the broader engineering community, elevating technical standards, driving open-source contributions, and dismantling architectural silos.
- Foster Tech Culture: Share a relentless passion for staying ahead of the tech curve; experiment with emerging technologies (such as LLMs and automated compliance agents) and actively participate in internal and external tech communities.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- At least 6 years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply)
- At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree
- 9+ years of experience with Golang and Python
- 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP or Microsoft Azure
- 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks
- Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion
Key skills/competency
- Software Engineering
- Cloud Operations
- Resilience Engineering
- Golang
- Python
- GenAI
- Machine Learning
- Architectural Design
- Distributed Systems
- AWS
Skills & topics
- Software Engineer
- Lead Engineer
- Senior Engineer
- Full Stack Developer
- Golang
- Python
- GenAI
- Cloud Operations
- Resilience Engineering
- AWS
- Kubernetes
- Microservices
- Distributed Systems
- Enterprise Architecture
- AI
- Machine Learning
- Fintech
- Developer
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your 9+ years in Golang and Python, 4+ years in AWS/GCP/Azure, and experience with AI tooling.
- Showcase resilience and governance: Emphasize your experience in cloud operations, resilience engineering, and designing AI-driven guardrails.
- Demonstrate hands-on skills: Provide examples of your coding, architecture reviews, and proof-of-concept development.
- Understand Capital One's culture: Research their commitment to innovation, technology evolution, and customer empowerment.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Be ready to discuss distributed systems, microservices, and modern cloud-native architectures.
Technical preparation
Master Golang and Python for distributed systems.,Deep dive into AWS, GCP, or Azure services.,Practice designing AI-driven governance systems.,Prepare for distributed systems and microservices coding challenges.
Behavioral questions
Describe a complex architecture you designed.,How do you drive technical vision and roadmap?,Share an experience mentoring other engineers.,How do you foster innovation and adopt new tech?
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the key technical skills required for the Senior Lead Software Engineer role at Capital One?
- The Senior Lead Software Engineer role at Capital One requires a strong foundation in Golang and Python, with at least 9 years of experience. Proficiency in cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure (4+ years) is essential. Experience with open-source frameworks and leveraging AI tooling for productivity are also highly valued. Familiarity with distributed systems, microservices, and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) is crucial.
- How important is experience with AI and machine learning for this Capital One software engineering position?
- Experience with AI and machine learning is a critical aspect of this Senior Lead Software Engineer role. You will be responsible for designing AI-driven systems to automate governance, oversight, and risk management. Leveraging machine learning for real-time insights and proactive risk management is a key priority, making this a significant differentiator for candidates.
- What is the expected career growth for a Senior Lead Software Engineer at Capital One?
- As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at Capital One, you are expected to drive the enterprise technical vision and long-term roadmap. You will pioneer modern paradigms, lead complex tech initiatives, and mentor the broader engineering community. This role offers opportunities to shape the future of Capital One's cloud infrastructure and architectural standards, acting as a premier technical consultant.
- What is the company culture like at Capital One for technology roles?
- Capital One fosters a culture of building, pioneering, and solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, and iterative environment. They embrace a dynamic group of 'makers, breakers, doers, and disruptors.' There's a strong emphasis on continuous learning, staying ahead of the tech curve, and fostering an engineering community that elevates technical standards and drives innovation.
- How does Capital One approach compliance and governance in its technology divisions like CORE?
- Capital One's CORE Technology division focuses on enabling and evolving foundational cloud infrastructure, including governance and compliance. The Senior Lead Software Engineer will design AI-driven systems and intelligent guardrails to enforce real-time governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance across all applications, ensuring architectural excellence.
- Can I expect to be hands-on as a Senior Lead Software Engineer at Capital One?