Senior Manager, Full-stack Engineer (Java, Golang, AWS)

Capital One•Plano, TX

20h

About The Position

Capital One is seeking a full-stack software engineering leader to build high-performing teams, drive technical strategy, and lead technology transformations. The role leads a portfolio of technology projects and developers working on distributed microservices and full-stack systems that address company and regulatory needs. It combines hands-on technical engagement, team development, strategic direction, and delivery of cloud-based solutions that support customer experiences. The Senior Manager leads multiple Agile engineering teams or programs and guides large-scale, cross-functional initiatives. The position partners with product, architecture, and platform leaders to develop multi-year technology roadmaps and investment priorities, aligns engineering execution with enterprise goals, and drives end-to-end design and implementation of reliable, high-performance distributed and cloud-native systems. The role also develops engineering leads, builds succession plans, and scales leadership capabilities across teams. Teams use technologies and tools including Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, open-source relational and NoSQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS services. The role may also involve coding or evaluating code, mentoring engineers, and participating in technology communities.

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 6 years of software engineering experience; internship experience does not apply.
At least 3 years of experience with public cloud platforms, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
At least 3 years of people management experience.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
At least 1 year of experience leading architectural design reviews and influencing enterprise-wide technical standards and methodologies.
At least 4 years of experience with databases and database management systems.
At least 4 years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
At least 4 years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing frameworks.
At least 4 years of experience using Git-based version-control systems such as Git, GitHub, or Bitbucket.
At least 4 years of experience troubleshooting technical issues within cloud environments.
At least 5 years of experience contributing to open-source frameworks.
At least 5 years of experience with front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks.
At least 5 years of experience creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs.
At least 9 years of coding experience with more than two of Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala.
Experience leveraging modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots.
Experience managing multi-team engineering organizations or leading strategic technical programs spanning multiple domains.
Experience defining and tracking engineering OKRs aligned to business outcomes.
Experience shaping organization design and talent strategy for scaling engineering capabilities.
Experience presenting technology roadmaps and investment cases to executive leadership.

Responsibilities

Lead a portfolio of technology projects and a team of developers working with distributed microservices and full-stack systems to address company and regulatory needs.
Stay current with technology trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal and external technology communities, and mentor engineering community members.
Code or evaluate code as needed.
Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions and customer experiences.
Lead teams using programming languages, databases, container orchestration services, and AWS tools and services.
Lead multiple Agile engineering teams or programs, provide strategic direction, and ensure delivery of large-scale, cross-functional initiatives.
Partner with product, architecture, and platform leaders to define multi-year technology roadmaps and investment priorities.
Develop and manage Lead Engineers and engineering leads, build succession plans, and scale leadership capability across teams.
Align engineering execution with enterprise goals and influence portfolio-level decisions and trade-offs.
Drive end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale distributed or cloud-native systems with high reliability and performance requirements.

Benefits

Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive 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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