Lead Software Engineer, Front End – Typescript/React, AWS

Lead Software Engineer, Front End (Typescript/React, AWS)

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. We are seeking Front End Software Engineers who are passionate about using cutting‑edge open source frameworks with emerging technologies.

About the Team: The Ecommerce Platform Team is a horizontal team that builds and owns the Checkout and “My Trips” experiences within Capital One Travel. We normalize the checkout experience across all product and card teams — flights, hotels, rental cars, vacation rentals, activities and cruises — with a focus on making checkout consistent, reliable, and a positive experience for users to utilize one of the premier benefits of their credit card.

You will play a central role in unifying the checkout experience across travel, designing and building a robust framework that accommodates the unique requirements of each product while presenting a cohesive experience to customers. We are looking for a frontend engineer with significant experience building large‑scale, component‑driven web applications. Equally important are strong communication and collaboration skills — this role requires partnering closely with product and card teams to understand their needs, drive alignment on shared patterns, and earn buy‑in as we converge on a unified checkout platform.

What You’ll Do

• Work with a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices and full stack systems.
• Perform software development on Front End Applications leveraging a test‑driven development pattern.
• Own the technical design and development of cross‑functional, multi‑platform application systems.
• Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, and mentoring other members of the engineering community.
• 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 JavaScript (Angular, React, Node), HTML/CSS, TypeScript and Java, open source frameworks, RESTful web services, and work on cross‑browser and cross‑device development.

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 Qualifications

• Master’s Degree.
• 7+ years of experience in at least one of the following: JavaScript, React, Angular, Node, TypeScript, or Java.
• 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks.
• 1+ years of people management experience.
• 2+ years of experience in Agile practices.
• Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion.

Salary

McLean, VA: $197,300 – $225,100 for Lead Software Engineer. New York, NY: $215,200 – $245,600 for Lead Software Engineer. This role is also eligible to earn performance‑based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long‑term incentives (LTI).

Equal Opportunity Employer

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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