Senior Manager, Full-stack Engineer

Capital One • McLean, VA

4d • Hybrid

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 engineering teams delivering solutions for regulatory needs and customer-facing financial empowerment experiences. It provides strategic direction for multiple Agile teams or programs and partners with product, architecture, and platform leaders on technology roadmaps and investment priorities. The position also includes developing engineering leaders, aligning execution with enterprise goals, and overseeing the design and implementation of large-scale, distributed, or cloud-native systems with demanding reliability and performance requirements.

The role is designated hybrid, with required on-site presence under Capital One’s hybrid policy. The listed annual salary range for McLean, Virginia is $229,900–$262,400. The position is also eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives. Capital One describes its benefits as a comprehensive package of health, financial, and other benefits; eligibility varies by employment status and management level.

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 with business outcomes.
• Experience shaping organization design and talent strategy to scale 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 create solutions addressing regulatory needs.
• Stay current with technology trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in technology communities, mentor engineers, and occasionally code or evaluate code.
• Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions that support customer experiences and financial empowerment.
• 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 other 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 health, financial, and other benefits.
• Performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior