Director, Software Engineering – Global Payments Platform

Hobbsnews; McLean, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 269,000 - 307,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Director of Software Engineering for the Global Payment Network in McLean, VA. The role will oversee multiple teams delivering high-velocity, low-latency systems using Java, Node.js, Python, and cloud-native architectures.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and drive best practices across Agile teams while embracing cutting-edge AI tooling to accelerate development and ensure scalable, secure solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering
• At least 5 years of experience 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.

Skills

People management

Software engineering

Leadership

AWS

Microservices

Java

Go

Node.js

Python

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree in CS/SE

Tools

AWS

Maven

REST

JSON

XML

Spark

Artifactory

Jenkins

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Director of Software Engineering for the Global Payment Network in McLean, VA. The role will oversee multiple teams delivering high-velocity, low-latency systems using Java, Node.js, Python, and cloud-native architectures.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and drive best practices across Agile teams while embracing cutting-edge AI tooling to accelerate development and ensure scalable, secure solutions.