Director, Software Engineering

Capital One; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead innovative engineering teams. In this pivotal role, you will drive the mission of developing foundational technology for customer-facing applications while fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration. You'll be at the forefront of engineering excellence, focusing on Site Reliability and Developer Experience, while mentoring talented engineers and engaging with stakeholders to create impactful digital products. This role offers a unique opportunity to push the boundaries of technology within the Financial Services sector and make a significant contribution to the team's success.

Benefits

Work From Home allowance

Mental health coverage up to $3000

Tuition subsidies up to $5000 per year

Comprehensive health coverage for dependents

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams and driving technology capabilities.
• Strong background in software engineering principles and practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineering teams to enhance development capabilities.
• Engage with stakeholders to define strategic imperatives and execute roadmaps.

Skills

Leadership

Software Engineering

Agile Methodologies

Mentorship

Technical Development

Business Acumen

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's Degree (preferred)

Tools

AWS

RESTful Microservices

Agile Development Tools

Job description

Director, Software Engineering

About Capital One Canada

For over 20 years, we’ve been on a mission to change banking for good and build relationships by making credit accessible, simple, intuitive, and rewarding. We want to help Canadians succeed with credit because we believe in people — in our customers, in our associates, and in talent like you!

Working at Capital One

Enjoy a hybrid work environment, with 3 days in the office. Build a comfortable workspace with our one-time Work From Home allowance and enjoy our head office located conveniently across the street from Union Station.

Live well—physically, financially, and emotionally. Receive support for you and those who are most important to you, with full coverage for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents. With up to $3000 in mental health coverage and up to $5000 in tuition subsidies per year—and much more—you’ll discover that Capital One is committed to helping you live your best life.

A Day in the Life of a Capital One Director of Software Engineering

You’ll lead the teams and drive the mission and vision of the Engineering organization focused on developing foundational technology capabilities that accelerate the pace of deliveries for customer-facing web and mobile applications. We are excited to write the next chapter of engineering excellence through investment in Site Reliability, Developer Experience, and Developer Tooling to elevate the technology offerings and business opportunities.

We have a diverse ecosystem of highly-available RESTful microservices and streaming real-time systems hosted on leading-edge AWS Cloud assets. Our applications leverage open source frameworks and strong software engineering principles that offer a diverse array of challenging, fun, and impactful problems in scalability, monitoring, and automation capabilities. We are looking for a servant leader whose people-first approach and engineering mindset elevate the safe and collaborative culture of the teams and enable delivery of excellence.

If you are a true technologist at heart with the ability and business acumen to partner with business clients in a way that inspires them to challenge the status quo and want to provide an inspiring and compelling working environment that allows your engineering team to push the digital boundaries within the Financial Services industry, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Lead with humility and grow talented engineers who are building the next level of engineering capabilities in Developer Experience, Developer Tooling, and Site Reliability.
• Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers in your teams.
• Raise accountability and strive to build a culture that continuously raises the bar for excellence.
• Build a strong sense of psychological safety on your teams and adjacent teams.
• Engage with stakeholders to define strategic imperatives and execute roadmaps that create original digital customer products and services.
• Work within and across agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across a full-stack of industry-leading development tools and technologies.
• Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal and external technology communities, and mentor other members of the engineering community.
• Encourage innovation, foster diversity and inclusion, challenge