Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack-IC at Capital One
Richmond, VA
$179,400–$225,100from the description
Jul 15, 2026
Richmond, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A lead engineering role within Capital One's Risk Tech division, focused on building AI-powered governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) tools. The work involves architecting and delivering full-stack, cloud-native solutions using microservices and micro-UI patterns across a range of languages and AWS services. The role also carries team leadership responsibilities, including mentoring engineers and guiding multiple concurrent technology projects.
Senior level · 4+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2,300 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,750–3,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The title says 'Lead Software Engineer' — Capital One uses 'Lead' as an IC level designation (the posting explicitly appends '-IC'), not a people-management title. The role is classified as an individual contributor. However, 1+ years of people management experience is listed as a preferred qualification, making 11-3021 a plausible runner-up.
The Basic Qualifications gate on 'at least 4 years of software engineering experience' (the overall years minimum of 4) and 'at least 1 year of cloud computing experience.' The preferred qualifications mention 9+ years in a specific language and 4+ years of cloud — these are aspirational, not hard gates.
The technology stack (Node.js, TypeScript, Angular, HTML/CSS, Java, SQL, Python, Kafka, Docker, AWS Fargate, Lambda, Spring Boot, Vue.js) appears in a narrative 'What You'll Do' section rather than a formal requirements block, so these are treated as preferred/stack context rather than hard gates.
The JavaScript skill entry covers the preferred-qualification requirement of '9+ years in at least one of: JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python, or Go' — the alternatives field captures the other named options. This is a preferred qualification, not a hard gate.
Salary range shown spans two listed Virginia locations: $179,400–$204,700 (Richmond, VA) and $197,300–$225,100 (McLean, VA). The min/max reported here reflect the full range across both locations. Candidates in other locations may have different ranges.
The posting states Capital One will not sponsor immigration/work authorization for this role.
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