Director of Cloud-Native Engineering & Platform Strategy

Capital One Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 294,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple product-focused software teams in a cloud-first environment. You will mentor engineers, shape architecture, and drive scalable, customer-centric banking solutions across AWS and modern platforms.

This role emphasizes technical leadership, collaboration with product and design, and a strategy-driven approach to delivering high-impact technology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.
• Master’s degree in CS or Software Engineering is a plus.
• 10+ years of programming in multiple languages.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience leading engineering teams and architectural reviews.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of product-focused software engineers.
• Mentor and guide professional and technical development of engineers.
• Work with product managers to define app capabilities and testing scenarios.
• Drive architectural decisions and implement scalable solutions in AWS environments.
• Guide monolithic to microservice transitions and enterprise platform standards.

Skills

Go

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Rust

C#

Scala

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Capital One seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple product-focused software teams in a cloud-first environment. You will mentor engineers, shape architecture, and drive scalable, customer-centric banking solutions across AWS and modern platforms.

This role emphasizes technical leadership, collaboration with product and design, and a strategy-driven approach to delivering high-impact technology.