Remote Senior Director - Cloud-First Full-Stack Engineer

Capital One; Augusta (ME); Remote; USD 286,000 - 359,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Senior Director, Full-stack Engineer to lead multiple product-focused software teams and shape enterprise cloud architecture. You will align product roadmaps with scalable tech capabilities, mentor engineers, and drive talent strategy while delivering market-driven customer experiences.

You will partner with product managers and executives to guide architectural decisions, foster innovation, and ensure velocity and resilience across AWS-based platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering)
• At least 7 years of people management experience
• At least 9 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture
• At least 9 years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns
• At least 9 years of experience in cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
• At least 9 years of experience in Data architecture
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture
• 12+ years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns
• 12+ years of experience in web technologies (JavaScript, TypeScript and SPA frameworks)
• 12+ years of experience in designing and building distributed HPC and ML systems
• 12+ years of experience in cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
• 12+ years of experience in data architecture
• 12+ years of professional experience coding in languages like Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, Scala
• 10+ years of experience with database and database management systems
• 12+ years of full lifecycle of system development (conception to production)
• 7+ years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) or virtualization technologies
• 12+ years of experience with Networking protocols and integration with third party distributed systems
• 7+ years of experience mentoring senior engineers
• 3+ years of experience leading cross-domain architectural reviews
• Expertise in agentic AI coding tools to solve systemic development challenges

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of product focused software engineers
• Shape long-term technical strategy and architecture standards for enterprise platforms
• Partner with senior engineering and business leaders to align product roadmaps with scalable technology capabilities
• Drive talent strategy, ensuring succession planning and skill development across engineering teams
• 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 and develop market-driven capabilities
• Continuously improve software engineering practices
• Lead end-to-end design, development, testing, and deployment across full-stack development tools and technologies
• Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of solutions
• Stay on top of tech trends, experiment with new technologies, and mentor others in the engineering community
• Encourage innovation and inclusion, outside-the-box thinking and teamwork
• Improve velocity across the organization and across teams
• Lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments

Skills

People management

Software engineering

Cloud computing

Enterprise architecture

Data architecture

AWS

Azure

GCP

Architecture standards

Agentic AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

JavaScript/TypeScript

Go

Python

Java

C#

Job description

Capital One seeks a Senior Director, Full-stack Engineer to lead multiple product-focused software teams and shape enterprise cloud architecture. You will align product roadmaps with scalable tech capabilities, mentor engineers, and drive talent strategy while delivering market-driven customer experiences.

You will partner with product managers and executives to guide architectural decisions, foster innovation, and ensure velocity and resilience across AWS-based platforms.