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Throughout our almost 30-year history, we’ve consistently been recognised as a great place to work; in 2026, Capital One was officially ranked 9th in the UK’s Best Workplaces™ list. Hear from our team about what it’s like working at Capital One UK.\nYou and the Role\nIn this role, you aren't just writing code or managing infrastructure; you are a force-multiplier for our engineering teams. You will sit at the intersection of software engineering and community advocacy, gathering feedback from our UK Tech organisation and sharing good engineering practices across the business. You’ll be joining a passionate and diverse team on a mission to reduce engineering frustration and accelerate software delivery.\nPlease apply if you are keen to work with the following technology stack. You do not need to be an expert in all of these areas; we are primarily looking for excellent problem solvers with a strong willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies.\nJava, TypeScript or Python using strong programming skills in one or more languages to deliver core engineering features.\n\nAWS or alternative cloud platforms, to enhance our deployment and validation mechanisms.\n\nCI/CD and Infrastructure as Code, continuing the support, maintenance, and development of our core systems.\n\nAnd meet most of the following:\nYou are a great communicator who operates as a Developer Advocate, willing to get involved, talk to our customers, share ideas, teach, and lead amongst peers.\n\nYou enjoy acting as a technical leader in the team, driving the delivery of complex and ambiguous projects.\n\nYou want to build relationships and influence platform-owning teams to support prioritisation and inner-sourcing opportunities with US teams.\n\nYou really care about making a difference to each and every developer’s experience, operating beyond the IDE to find the right solutions to problems.\n\nYou bring an analytical mindset with a clear focus on delivering value for both the organisation and our customers, and you are a stickler for efficiency and effectiveness.\n\nYou enjoy hybridworking, with Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in our brightoffices.\n\nWhere and how you'll work\nThis is a permanent position based in our Nottingham office.\nWe embrace a hybrid approach to work. You'll spend three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday), with Monday and Friday being dedicated work-from-home days.\nOur offices are designed to inspire and support you. At our Nottingham head office, you'll find an on-site gym, restaurant and dedicated Learning Loft.\nWhat’s in it for you\nWe invest in the growth of our people alongside our business. You will have extensive opportunities to learn and develop your career, including access to up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications. We also love continuous learning, which is why we give you 10% of your time to work on cutting-edge, innovative projects that shape the way we will work in the future.\nIn addition to career development, our comprehensive benefits package is designed to grow with you, ensuring your wellbeing is prioritised at every stage of your career:\nWealth & Future: Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes.\n\nHolidays: Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure. Need more? You have the option to buy 5 additional days.\n\nHealth: Access premium care through our private medical insurance.\n\nFamily Support: We champion your milestones with enhanced parental leave.\n\nA full list of our benefits is availablehere.\nWhat you should know about how we recruitWe pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages.\nWe value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. We empower our associates to do great work by creating an inclusive culture-one that values diverse perspectives, fosters collaboration and encourages innovative ideas-and a place where associates of all backgrounds can thrive by bringing their most authentic selves to work. We call this our Culture of Belonging, and it rests at the heart of our business.\nOur associate-led Business Resource Groups were created to help support our diverse population and include over 10 groups across our offices. Because each Business Resource Group is as unique as the population it serves, they offer a range of activities, networking opportunities, special events and learning programs to associates.\nCapital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact  All information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment.\nFor technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to \nCapital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.\nCapital 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. 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