Capital One

Financial Services

LeadSoftwareEngineer(Python)

$197–225k McLean, Virginia, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Lead Software Engineer (Python) at Capital One. Skills: Python, Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, Microservices, Generative AI. Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects. Lead a team of developers”

What You'll Achieve.

Drive a major transformation within Capital One; Launch conversational experiences to millions of Capital One customers; Drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Solving complex business problems

Eligibility Requirements

Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree, 4 years of professional software engineering experience, 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

Nice to Have

Master's Degree, 7+ years of experience in at least one of the following: Python or Node. js, 2+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service, 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks, 1+ years of people management experience, 2+ years of experience in Agile practices

What You'll Do.

Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects

Lead a team of developers

Create solutions that help meet regulatory needs

Architect and launch conversational experiences powered by Generative AI

Deliver robust cloud-based solutions

Code or evaluate code

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with digital product managers; Collaborate in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment

Process & Methodology

Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects

Full Job Description

Lead Software Engineer (Python) 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 a **Lead** **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. You will play a crucial role to architect and launch conversational experiences that are powered by state of art Generative AI capabilities to millions of Capital One customers. ****What You’ll Do:**** * Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices, and full stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company * 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 * Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment * Utilize programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services ****Basic Qualifications:**** * Bachelor’s Degree * At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience (Internship experience does not apply) * At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud) ****Preferred Qualificat

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