Director, Network Platform & AI-Driven Automation

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 269,000 - 307,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead network platform development and modernization using IaC, automation and AI integration. You will oversee a cross-functional team, drive architectural decisions, and shape engineering practice maturity.

You will recruit and mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, deploy to AWS, and transform monolithic apps into scalable microservices, fostering innovation and high-performing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 7+ years in software development and 7+ years in network engineering.
• 5+ years in people management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of product focused software engineers.
• Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team.
• Work with product managers to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios.
• Continuously improve software engineering practices.
• Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions.
• Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends and mentor others.

Skills

Software development

Network engineering

Architecture

Agile practices

People management

Education

Bachelors Degree

Masters Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Java

Go

Node.js

AngularJS

React

Python

Spark

Maven

AWS

Job description

Capital One seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead network platform development and modernization using IaC, automation and AI integration. You will oversee a cross-functional team, drive architectural decisions, and shape engineering practice maturity.

You will recruit and mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, deploy to AWS, and transform monolithic apps into scalable microservices, fostering innovation and high-performing teams.