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

Capital One • Plano, TX

2d • $209,000 - $238,500

About The Position

Capital One is seeking a full-stack software engineering leader to build high-performing teams, drive technical strategy, and lead major technology transformations. The role leads a portfolio of technology projects and engineering teams delivering solutions for regulatory needs and customer experiences. It combines people leadership, strategic planning, and hands-on technical engagement, including occasional coding or code evaluation.

The position leads multiple Agile engineering teams or programs and large-scale, cross-functional initiatives. It partners with product, architecture, and platform leaders to define technology roadmaps and investment priorities, develops engineering leaders and succession plans, and aligns engineering execution with enterprise goals. The role also drives the design and implementation of reliable, high-performance distributed and cloud-native systems.

The position is based in Plano, Texas for the listed salary range. Capital One may sponsor a qualified new applicant for employment authorization. The role is eligible for performance-based incentive compensation. The company describes its benefits as comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive, with eligibility varying 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 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 experienced in distributed microservices and full-stack systems, creating solutions that address regulatory needs.
• Promote staying current with technology trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in technology communities, and mentoring engineering community members; occasionally code or evaluate code.
• Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions for customer experiences.
• Lead teams using programming languages, databases, container orchestration services, and AWS tools and services.
• Lead multiple Agile engineering teams or programs, providing strategic direction and ensuring 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, building succession plans and scaling 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.
• Eligibility for 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