Director, Software Engineering - Bank Tech

Capital One•McLean, NY

About The Position

As a Director, Full-stack Engineer at Capital One, you will lead high-performing engineering teams in defining the future of banking in the cloud. You will partner with product managers, designers, architects, and executive leaders to deliver scalable, customer-centric solutions. The role combines technical leadership with people management: driving engineering strategy, guiding complex architectural decisions, and translating business goals into technology platforms. You will foster engineering excellence and inclusion, mentor managers and engineers, develop workforce strategy, and recruit talent. You will own your domain’s technical health, delivery velocity, and system resilience while shaping long-term technology strategy and platform roadmaps. The Bank Retail Money Management team helps customers improve their financial health and make informed decisions about their money. It builds experiences and capabilities to help customers understand, manage, save, and act on their finances. The team is advancing its engineering transformation through AI-native development, experimentation, and new ways of working, with a growing focus on using data and AI to create intelligent, personalized, and proactive customer experiences. The position leads multiple product-focused engineering teams and their technical and professional development. It works across Agile teams to design, build, test, implement, and support full-stack solutions; improves engineering practices and team velocity; and leads the availability, resilience, scalability, and craftsmanship of solutions. The Director leads deployments to AWS, guides the transition from monolithic applications to microservices, shapes enterprise platform strategy and architecture standards, and aligns product roadmaps with scalable technology capabilities. The role also drives talent strategy, succession planning, skill development, and equitable opportunity across engineering teams. The role is based on the salary ranges listed for McLean, Virginia, or New York, New York. It is eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives. Capital One offers a comprehensive benefits package; eligibility varies by employment status and management level. Capital One will consider sponsoring a qualified applicant for employment authorization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field, such as Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, or Engineering.
At least 5 years of people management experience.
At least 7 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
At least 7 years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns.
At least 7 years of experience in cloud computing, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
At least 7 years of experience in data architecture.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
10+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns.
10+ years of experience with web technologies, including JavaScript, TypeScript, and SPA frameworks.
10+ years of experience designing and building distributed HPC and ML systems.
10+ years of experience in cloud computing, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
10+ years of experience in data architecture.
10+ years of professional coding experience in commonly used languages such as Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala.
8+ years of experience with databases and database management systems.
10+ years of professional experience across the full system development lifecycle, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.
8+ years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
10+ years of experience with networking protocols and integration with third-party distributed systems.
5+ years of experience mentoring senior engineers and driving professional development within technical teams.
2+ years of experience leading cross-domain architectural reviews and establishing coding and design standards.
Expertise in the strategic application of agentic AI coding tools to solve systemic development challenges.

Responsibilities

Lead, manage, and grow multiple teams of product-focused software engineers.
Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers and managers.
Work with product managers to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios.
Continuously improve software engineering practices and team velocity.
Design, develop, test, implement, and support full-stack technical solutions within and across Agile teams.
Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of solutions.
Stay current with technology trends, experiment with new technologies, participate in technology communities, and mentor the engineering community.
Promote innovation, inclusion, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity.
Lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments.
Oversee and guide the technical implementation of breaking monolithic applications into microservice architectures and building new microservices.
Shape long-term technical strategy and architecture standards for enterprise platforms.
Partner with senior engineering and business leaders to align product roadmaps with scalable technology capabilities.
Drive talent strategy, including succession planning, skill development, and equitable opportunity across engineering teams.

Benefits

Comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being.
Performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.

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