Director, Software Engineering - Risk Tech

Capital One Group; Virginia, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 245,000 - 307,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Director of Software Engineering for Risk Tech to lead multiple engineering teams working on customer-facing apps, microservices, and AI-enabled risk models. You will mentor engineers, align with product managers, and advance cloud-based, scalable solutions across Agile teams.

The role emphasizes modernizing governance and risk platforms, building resilient systems in AWS, and fostering innovation while maintaining compliance and performance goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years software engineering experience preferred for senior/director roles.
• 5+ years of people/teams leadership experience preferred.
• Experience with Agile development practices and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and grow multiple software engineering teams.
• Mentor engineers and guide technical development.
• Collaborate with product managers to define capabilities and testing scenarios.
• Improve software engineering practices and cross-team coordination.
• Drive deployment of applications to AWS and microservice architectures.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Agile practices

Full-stack development

AWS

Java

Node.js

React

Python

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree in CS or Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

Microservices

REST

Spark

Java

Job description

Director, Software Engineering - Risk TechSkip to main content#Director, Software Engineering - Risk Tech page is loaded## Director, Software Engineering - Risk TechApplylocations: McLean, VA: Cambridge, MA: Richmond, VAtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R247883Director, Software Engineering - Risk TechAs a Capital One Director of Software Engineering, you'll work on everything from customer-facing web and mobile applications using cutting-edge open source frameworks, to highly-available RESTful microservices, to back-end Java based systems and machine learning models using the hottest techniques in Big Data. You'll bring solid experience in emerging and traditional technologies such as: node.js, Java, GO, AngularJS, React, Python, REST, JSON, XML, Ruby, Perl, NoSQL databases, relational databases, Spark, Artifactory, Maven, iOS, Android, and AWS/Cloud Infrastructure to name a few.About the team: At Capital One, risk management is not just part of the business. It is the business. In our fast-paced, rapidly evolving world, it is critical that we transform our risk management practices and capabilities to keep up with the needs of the business, our customers and stakeholders. The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) tech team is on a mission to modernize our approach to risk management with technology, moving from reactive to proactive, and from manual to automated. As a Tech Leader, you'll be at the heart of this change, helping to drive the transformation of GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) product that support our core business.You will:* 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* Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions using full-stack development tools and technologies* Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions* Bring a passion for staying on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal and external technology communities, and mentor other members of the engineering community* Encourage innovation, the implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity* Work across teams to improve the velocity of your own and other teams* Lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments* Break down existing monolithic applications into microservice architectures and build new microservicesBasic Qualifications:* Bachelor’s Degree* At least 7 years of experience in software engineering* At least 5 years of experience in people managementPreferred Qualifications:* Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Master’s Degree in Software Engineering* 10+ years of experience in software engineering* 5+ years of experience in Agile practices* Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion *Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.*The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.Cambridge, MA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Director, Software EngineeringMcLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Director, Software EngineeringRichmond, VA: $244,700 - $279,200 for Director, Software EngineeringCandidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at [e-mail]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to [e-mail] One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.