Sr. Manager, Full-stack Engineer - Intelligent Foundations and Experiences (IFX)
About The Position
Capital One is seeking a senior engineering leader to build high-performing teams, drive technical strategy, and lead major technology transformations. The role leads a portfolio of technology projects and developers working on distributed microservices and full-stack systems, delivering solutions that meet regulatory needs and support customer experiences. It also leads multiple Agile engineering teams or programs, sets strategic direction, and ensures delivery of large-scale cross-functional initiatives. The position partners with product, architecture, and platform leaders to define multi-year technology roadmaps and investment priorities, and aligns engineering execution with enterprise goals. It develops Lead Engineers and other engineering leads, builds succession plans, and scales leadership capability. The role drives the end-to-end design and implementation of reliable, high-performance distributed and cloud-native systems, while promoting technical learning, mentoring, and participation in technology communities. From time to time, the role may involve coding or evaluating code. Teams use technologies that may include Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, open-source relational and NoSQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS services. The position is also 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.
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 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 Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala.
- Experience using 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 to scale engineering capabilities.
- Experience presenting technology roadmaps and investment cases to executive leadership.
Responsibilities
- Lead a portfolio of technology projects and developers building distributed microservices and full-stack systems that address regulatory needs.
- Promote learning and experimentation with technology, participate in internal and external technology communities, mentor engineers, and occasionally code or evaluate code.
- Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions and customer experiences.
- Lead teams using programming languages, databases, container orchestration, and cloud services including AWS.
- 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 engineering leads, build succession plans, and scale leadership capability.
- Align engineering execution with enterprise goals and influence portfolio-level decisions and trade-offs.
- Lead 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 supporting total well-being; eligibility varies by employment status and management level.
- Performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
