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Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack
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 solve real problems and meet real customer needs.
About the Team: We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to own the lifecycle of a massive, high-velocity data ecosystem. We currently manage a large Cloudera-based stack (HBase, Kafka, NiFi) hosted on AWS EC2 and over the next 24 months, we are migrating this entire infrastructure to a modern, AWS-native serverless/managed architecture stack.
What You'll Do:
Maintain & Optimize: Ensure the current Cloudera/HBase/Kafka production environment remains performant and stable during the transition.

• Lead the Migration: Design and execute the phased migration of billions of records to AWS Stack with zero data loss and minimal downtime.
• Enable Application Teams: Work directly with internal application developers to refactor data consumers, ensuring a smooth cutover from HBase APIs to new AWS-native access patterns.
• Enforce Compliance: Implement and maintain strict data governance and security protocols (encryption, auditing, and lineage) to ensure the system remains compliant throughout the migration.
• Modernize Ingestion: Transition legacy NiFi and Kafka workflows into streamlined, cloud-native pipelines using AWS MSK, Lambda, and Glue.

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
• 5+ years of experience with the Hadoop ecosystem, specifically HBase (RegionServer tuning, schema design) and NiFi.
• 3+ years of experience architecting and deploying AWS DocumentDB or DynamoDB at a multi-billion record scale.
• 3+ years of experience with Apache Kafka (both self-managed and AWS MSK) and AWS Lambda.
• 3+ years of experience maintaining live production systems.
• 1+ years of experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion
• AWS Certified Data Engineer (Associate)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional)
• AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer (Associate) or SysOps Administrator.

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
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.
Riverwoods, IL: $179,400 - $204,700 for Lead Software Engineer
McLean, VA: $197,300 - $225,100 for Lead Software Engineer
Plano, TX: $179,400 - $204,700 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 Capital One Careers website. 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 (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City's Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.
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