Senior Software Engineering Manager

Capital One; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to £5,000 external qualifications

Private medical insurance

Pension and bonus schemes

25 days annual leave

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Capital One UK in London is seeking an engineering leader to coach and guide multiple cross-functional teams responsible for delivering vital software features for credit card customers.

You will work with product managers and designers to shape the roadmap, while stewarding platforms and adopting best practices. The role is permanent, based in London with a hybrid model—three office days (Tue-Thu) and home days Mon/Fri.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver software solutions.
• Ability to balance short-term needs with long-term platform strategy.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with product and design.

Responsibilities

• Coach engineering managers on building, empowering and operating teams to achieve goals.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers on the roadmap for key business goals.
• Provide sound stewardship of the platform and capabilities owned by your teams.
• Be part of the engineering leadership team to evolve best practices and culture.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

People management

Cloud AWS

Technical decision making

Recruitment & talent development

Tools

AWS

Job description

We're on a mission to be a force for good in lending. Throughout our almost 30-year history, we've consistently been recognised as a great place to work; in 2026, Capital One was officially ranked 9th in the UK's Best Workplaces list. You can hear from our team about what it's like working at Capital One UK.

What you'll do

• You’ll support a cross-functional group of 3 to 4 engineering teams to design, develop and integrate software features that are delightful and vital to the lives of credit card consumers across all walks of life
• Coach and nurture your engineering managers on how to build, empower and operate teams to achieve their goals
• Collaborate with product managers and designers on the overall product roadmap for a key business goal
• Provide sound stewardship of the platform and capabilities created and owned by your teams
• Be part of the engineering leadership team that evolves and enhances our capability, by defining and adopting best practices
• Play a lead role in the development of your teams culture, their vision and how they achieve it
• Work with associates across the business to identify, lead and drive change that impacts associates beyond your team
• You’ll have experience in leading and supporting multi-disciplined engineering teams to achieve business goals
• You’re comfortable in reaching technical trade-offs between short-term team and long-term business needs
• You’re passionate about recruiting and developing great engineering talent
• You’ll demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively and work together across engineering to maximise inner-sourcing opportunities and reduce waste

What you’ll get to learn (any previous experience would be advantageous)

• An in-depth understanding and experience working with the cloud/AWS and the opportunities that it brings
• Solving real world problems and being comfortable working in a complex regulated environment

This is a permanent position based in our London office.

We embrace a hybrid approach to work. You'll spend three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday), with Monday and Friday being dedicated work-from-home days.

What's in it for you

• We invest in the growth of our people alongside our business. You will have extensive opportunities to learn and develop your career, including access to up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications.
• In addition to career development, our comprehensive benefits package is designed to grow with you, ensuring your wellbeing is prioritised at every stage of your career:
• Wealth & Future: Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes
• Holidays: Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure. Need more? You have the option to buy 5 additional days.
• Health: Access premium care through our private medical insurance.
• Family Support: We champion your milestones with enhanced parental leave.
• A full list of our benefits is available here.

What you should know about how we recruit

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it's about what you do, not just what you say. That's why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages.

We value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. We empower our associates to do great work by creating an inclusive culture-one that values diverse perspectives, fosters collaboration and encourages innovative ideas-and a place where associates of all backgrounds can thrive by bringing their most authentic selves to work. We call this our Culture of Belonging, and it rests at the heart of our business.

Our associate-led Business Resource Groups were created to help support our diverse population and include over 10 groups across our offices. Because each Business Resource Group is as unique as the population it serves, they offer a range of activities, networking opportunities, special events and learning programs to associates.

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.

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