Lead Software Engineer, Front End

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 4 years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply)
• At least 1 year of experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud), * Master’s Degree
• 7+ years of experience in at least one of the following: JavaScript, React, Angular, Node, TypeScript, or Java
• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Microsoft 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
• Hands-on experience building and shipping their own projects with AI end-to-end - using interactive AI tooling to spec, generate, test, and deliver, well beyond basic code completion
• Experience launching new, customer-facing features at rapid scale in a fast-moving consumer or marketplace environment

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or 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.

New York, NY: $215,200 - $245,600 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.

• Builders who have shipped their own projects end-to-end with AI - not just code-completion, but using AI across the whole build cycle.
• Engineers who move fast in ambiguous, zero-to-one environments and have launched new features at scale.
• People who are comfortable owning business and partner relationships, not just tickets.

Capital One Travel is building a brand-new product area inside Emerging Verticals - a true greenfield bet within the fastest-growing credit card travel portal in the US. You won’t be optimizing an existing product, instead, you’ll be designing and shipping high-impact systems from scratch and defining the technical foundation for a category we expect to scale into a multi-billion-dollar market operation.

This is a rare pitch for true technical ownership. You’ll join a small, entrepreneurial team that is pioneering AI-native development - using tools like Claude to spec, prototype, build, and QA across many surfaces at 10x speed - all backed by Capital One’s massive distribution engine. If you love going zero-to-one, moving fast, and seeing your work reach millions of customers, this role is for you.

What You’ll Do

• Build new, customer-facing products and platform services from the ground up across the full stack - from data and APIs through to the experiences customers touch.
• Work AI-natively: use modern AI tooling to prototype, generate, test, and ship features across many different areas and surfaces at a pace traditional teams can’t match.
• Partner directly with product, design, business, and external supply/partner contacts - translating real-world business needs into technical solutions and owning them end-to-end.
• Lead a portfolio of fast-moving projects and help set the engineering bar for a new team, mentoring others and raising the standard for AI-accelerated delivery.
• Make pragmatic architecture decisions for systems that need to scale quickly and reliably as the vertical grows.
• 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, 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 (https://www.capitalonecareers.com/benefits) . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level., Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).