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# Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering) at Capital One

Compensation

$179,400 – $225,100/yr

**Location**
: McLean, Virginia · Plano, Texas · +1

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: lead/mgmt

**Posted**
: Jul 24, 2026

## Description

Capital One is hiring a Lead Software Engineer, Back End for its Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering (CORE) Technology division to lead technology projects and a developer team focused on cloud infrastructure, observability, connectivity, resilience, and availability. The role requires strong backend software engineering experience with cloud platforms, distributed systems, microservices, and a range of programming languages and data technologies; it is full-time, office-based in several U.S. locations, and does not offer immigration sponsorship.

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