Lead Software Development Engineer - Services

Senior Software Development Engineer – Services

White Collar Factory (95009), United Kingdom, London

Capital One’s mission is to change banking for good by bringing humanity, ingenuity and simplicity to banking. The Software Engineering department is at the core of this mission, enabling our ambitions.

We are looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer to join a backend team based in our London office on a hybrid basis.

• You will lead a team or cross‑functional squad in the delivery of complex and ambiguous projects that support a broader business outcome.
• You will take end‑to‑end responsibility for technical design, implementation, and operational considerations.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.
• You will play a crucial role in supporting the elevation of engineering enablement, excellence, and experience across the broader engineering community.
• You will collaborate and contribute to the development and dissemination of standardised and sustainable best practices, tools, patterns, and frameworks that enhance the productivity and quality of engineering efforts business‑wide.
• Your focus is on a major portion of existing or new team software (e.g., significant component, set of features, mid‑size application or service).
• You’ll work to achieve the goals and vision shared by Product Management and your Tribe Leadership.
• Innovate within your team, initiative area and contribute within your technical domain.

• Proven experience in technical leadership, including leading a team or cross‑functional squad.
• Proven experience working in both backend services and mobile technologies.
• Exceptional programming skills and knowledge of building APIs using modern OO languages, preferably Java, SOLID principles, SOA, HTTP and REST.
• Experience with AWS and strong understanding of cloud‑based development.
• Extensive, demonstrable knowledge of designing architectures that are secure and perform at scale.
• Effective communication and collaboration across engineering to maximise inner sourcing opportunities and reduce waste.
• Proven experience delivering high quality applications at scale.
• Advocacy for quality and support for the team, leveraging approaches such as Pair Programming, TDD and BDD.

This is a permanent position and will be based in our London office. We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home. We’ll be in our London office 3 days a week – Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

• You’ll be handsomely rewarded with a role contributing to the product roadmap for an organisation committed to transformation.
• You’ll help solve problems of scale, security, availability and performance in our public cloud journey.
• 10% of your time is dedicated to cutting‑edge innovative projects that shape the way we work in the future.
• Strong and diverse career progression, with investment in developing great people through Capital One University training programmes and external providers.
• Immediate access to core benefits – pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits such as season‑ticket loans, cycle‑to‑work scheme and enhanced parental leave.
• Open‑plan work spaces and facilities designed to inspire and support you; in London you can enjoy a rooftop running track or an espresso at the Workshop Coffee café.

We are committed to creating a level playing field and building diverse and inclusive teams. If you identify as an under‑represented group, especially women or ethnic minorities, we invite you to apply. We partner with organisations such as Women in Finance, Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and up Reach, and we have internal networks and support groups including REACH, Out Front, Mind Your Mind, Women in Tech and Empow

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Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.

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