Front-end Engineer 4
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 leveraging cutting-edge open source frameworks and emerging technologies. In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of driving a major transformation across Capital One.
About the Team:
The Travel App Platform Team builds and maintains the cross-platform, shared architecture and services that power Capital One Travel products, including flights, hotels, rental cars, vacation rentals, activities and cruises. We develop the foundational platform in pursuit of enabling rapid development and high customizability in the Capital One Travel Portal. You will partner closely with product engineering teams across Capital One Travel to identify shared needs, shape platform direction, and drive adoption of common patterns and services.
What You’ll Do:
Partner with Software Engineers, Designers, and Product Managers to deliver high-performing, quality features for 100M+ customers that are engaging, purposeful and powerful in their simplicity
Provide technical leadership for front-end architecture and design patterns, acting as a multiplier for your team's impact
Mentor other engineers, fostering their growth through thoughtful feedback, code reviews, and sharing of best practices for AI-assisted development, while helping to identify and clear technical obstacles
Grow and provide subject matter expertise in key platform areas (e.g., performance, accessibility, architecture)
Contribute to front-end architecture decisions, API design reviews, and reusable component development
Lead the design and development of client Backend-for-Frontends (BFFs) and micro frontend (MFE) or federated application architectures to deliver scalable and flexible product experiences
Lead the implementation and refinement of well-managed engineering practices, defining best practices for feature flags and canary rollouts to improve product delivery and quality
Champion the adoption of agentic AI tools, mentoring engineers in AI-native development practices to increase team velocity
Apply mastery of the modern web ecosystem (including PWAs, Wasm, mobile web, and Service Workers) to make complex, high-leverage, hands-on technical contributions
Drive a culture of quality, performance, accessibility, and customer empathy, establishing high standards for coding, testing, and user experience
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering)
At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience (internship experience does not apply)
At least 3 years of experience developing applications using TypeScript, HTML, CSS and modern web frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, Svelte)
Preferred Qualifications:
Proven experience with TypeScript and JavaScript
Proven experience with modern web frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue, Svelte), HTML and CSS
Demonstrated experience with automated testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Cypress, Playwright) and web performance tuning
Demonstrated experience designing scalable front-end architectures and reusable component libraries
Experience implementing and maintaining comprehensive automated testing
Demonstrated experience designing and developing client Backend-for-Frontends (BFFs) to orchestrate data using technologies like GraphQL and efficient networking protocols (e.g., gRPC/Protobuf)
Demonstrated experience with micro frontend (MFE) architectures or federated architectural patterns
Demonstrated experience in metrics-driven canary release and feature flag strategies
Expertise with agentic AI…