Senior Manager, Full-Stack Engineer (Java | JavaScript | Typescript | AWS)

Capital One • Plano, TX

2d • $209,000 - $238,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

Capital One is seeking a full-stack software engineering leader for its Navigator Platform Team. The role helps enhance the Auto Navigator and Lead Navigator platforms, which support auto financing and lead management and affect the car-buying experience for millions of customers. The successful candidate will lead engineering teams, drive technical strategy and major technology transformations, and build customer-centered solutions in a collaborative, iterative environment.

The position leads multiple Agile engineering teams or programs and a portfolio of technology projects, including large-scale, cross-functional initiatives. It partners with product, architecture, and platform leaders to define 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 Lead Engineers and other leaders, builds succession plans, and supports the growth of engineering talent. It may involve coding or code evaluation and requires engagement with emerging technologies and technology communities.

The role is hybrid, with required on-site presence according to Capital One’s hybrid policy. The listed full-time annual salary range for Plano, Texas is $209,000–$238,500. The role is also eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives. Capital One describes its benefits as comprehensive and competitive; 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 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 in 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 the following: Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Springboot, and SolidJs.
• 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 organizational 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 on distributed microservices and full-stack systems to address regulatory needs.
• Stay current with technology trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in technology communities, mentor engineers, and at times code or evaluate code.
• Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions that support customer experiences and financial empowerment.
• Lead teams using Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, open-source relational and NoSQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, 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 the end-to-end design and implementation of large-scale distributed or cloud-native systems with high reliability and performance requirements.

Benefits

• Performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.
• Comprehensive, competitive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being; eligibility varies by employment status and management level.

What This Job Offers

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