Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)

Company: Capital One
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: June 2, 2025

Job Description:

Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Back End Software Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.The Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering (CORE) Technology division is responsible for enabling and evolving Capital One's foundational cloud infrastructure layer, including observability, connectivity, resilience and availability.What You'll Do:

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in OpenTelemetry, distributed microservices, and open source observability frameworks to create solutions that help improve the reliability and resiliency of Capital One's software.
• Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code.
• Utilize programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala, Open Source Observability frameworks and tools, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services.
• Work across teams to evangelize Observability best practices and promote adoption of OpenTelemetry for Distributed Tracing.
• Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust Observability solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment.Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree.
  • At least 4 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.
    • 7+ years of experience in at least one of the following: JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python, NodeJS or Go.
    • 3+ years of experience in Observability frameworks, tools & technologies.
    • 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, or another cloud service.
    • 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks.
    • 2+ years of experience in Agile practices.
    • 1+ years of experience in Distributed Tracing.At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, or another type of work authorization).The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.San Francisco, CA: $211,000 - $240,800 for Lead Software Engineer.Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate's offer letter.This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
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