Senior Director, Cloud-First Full-Stack Engineering

Capital One; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 286,000 - 327,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director, Full-stack Engineer (Remote-Eligible) to lead multiple high-performing software teams within the Global Payment Network. You will shape long-term technical strategy, guide architecture decisions, and partner with executives to translate business goals into scalable platforms.

You will mentor managers and engineers, drive workforce strategy, and foster a culture of engineering excellence and inclusivity, while delivering high-impact, customer-focused

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• At least 7 years of people management experience.
• At least 9 years of software engineering and solution architecture experience.
• At least 9 years of enterprise architecture and design patterns experience.
• At least 9 years of cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• At least 9 years of data architecture experience.

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 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.
• Collaborate with product managers to understand required capabilities and testing scenarios.
• Continuously improve software engineering practices and cross-team collaboration.
• Lead deployment and operation considerations across AWS environments.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Cloud computing

Software engineering leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

AI tooling familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director, Full-stack Engineer (Remote-Eligible) to lead multiple high-performing software teams within the Global Payment Network. You will shape long-term technical strategy, guide architecture decisions, and partner with executives to translate business goals into scalable platforms.

You will mentor managers and engineers, drive workforce strategy, and foster a culture of engineering excellence and inclusivity, while delivering high-impact, customer-focused