Director of Software Engineering — Lead, Scale & Innovate

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

Job summary

Capital One National Association in McLean, Virginia, seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple product-focused software teams across web, mobile, and back-end systems. You will drive architectural decisions, mentoring, and delivery across microservices and cloud environments.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on technical excellence in Java, Node.js, Python, AWS, and modern frameworks, plus a track record of building scalable, reliable platforms and coaching engineers

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• At least 7 years' experience in software development.
• At least 5 years' experience in people management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of 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 design, development, testing, and deployment of full-stack solutions across microservices and cloud environments.
• Drive availability, resilience, and scalability of platforms and services.
• Promote innovation and inclusion while mentoring other engineers.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Job description

Capital One National Association in McLean, Virginia, seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple product-focused software teams across web, mobile, and back-end systems. You will drive architectural decisions, mentoring, and delivery across microservices and cloud environments.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on technical excellence in Java, Node.js, Python, AWS, and modern frameworks, plus a track record of building scalable, reliable platforms and coaching engineers