Front-end Engineer 5 SEO - Shopping (Remote-eligible)

Front-end Engineer 5 SEO - Shopping (Remote-eligible)

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.

What You’ll Do:

• Increase the reach of Capital One Shopping via SEO, AEO, and GEO
• Design and build high-performance, highly optimized front-end code and smart front-end architectures that serve as the basis for both an amazing user experience and improved visibility in search ranking
• 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
• Architect, build, and maintain core components and shared libraries that act as a force multiplier for multiple teams within your product area
• Contribute to standards for cross-platform consistency, scalability, and accessibility across front-end experiences
• Serve as a subject matter expert in critical areas like SEO, web performance, networking, or design systems, influencing patterns and standards across teams
• Partner with infrastructure and backend teams to define and improve CI/CD, observability, and reliability engineering practices, standardizing release practices
• Define strategies for leveraging agentic AI tools across multiple teams, including specialized agents, skills and tools built on open standards (e.g., Model Context Protocol), to standardize workflows
• Mentor and guide senior engineers in building AI-native workflows, shaping the next generation of technical leaders proficient in agentic coding
• Apply mastery of the modern web ecosystem (including PWAs, Wasm, mobile web, and Service Workers) to make complex, high-leverage, hands-on technical contributions that solve the most challenging problems within your product area

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering)
• At least 6 years of professional experience in software engineering (internship experience does not apply)
• At least 6 years of experience developing applications using TypeScript, HTML, CSS and modern web frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, Svelte)
• At least 3 years of experience architecting or leading the development of federated front-end or design systems with cross-application adoption

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience with TypeScript and JavaScript
• 7+ years of experience with modern web frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue, Svelte), HTML and CSS
• Proven experience with automated testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Cypress, Playwright) and modular architecture
• Adept at navigating the ever-shifting world of SEO - a deep understanding of how to improve search rankings
• Experience leading the design of multi-team components or contributing to shared design systems
• Expertise in release health indicators, metrics-driven canary release, and feature flag strategies
• Expertise with agentic AI coding tools and developer productivity patterns
• Exposure to micro-frontend patterns and practices, along with an understanding of where they add value vs increase overhead
  
  Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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.

Remote (Regardless of Location): $209,000 - $238,500 for Front-end Engineer 5

McLean, VA: $229,900 - $262,400 for Front-end Engineer 5

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.

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. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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