Senior Director, Cloud-Native Software Engineering

Capital One; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 286,000 - 327,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple high-performing teams, defining cloud-first technology strategy and architecture for enterprise platforms. You will partner with product, design and executive leaders to deliver scalable, customer-centric solutions while driving engineering excellence and inclusivity across the organization.

You will mentor managers and engineers, guide workforce strategy, and recruit top talent, all while aligning engineering goals

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• At least 9 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
• At least 9 years of experience in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• At least 9 years of experience in data architecture.

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 tech capabilities.
• Drive talent strategy including succession planning and skill development.
• Mentor engineers and guide their professional and technical growth.

Skills

People management

Cloud computing

Data architecture

JavaScript/TypeScript

Go/Java/Python

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree (preferred)

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Capital One seeks a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple high-performing teams, defining cloud-first technology strategy and architecture for enterprise platforms. You will partner with product, design and executive leaders to deliver scalable, customer-centric solutions while driving engineering excellence and inclusivity across the organization.

You will mentor managers and engineers, guide workforce strategy, and recruit top talent, all while aligning engineering goals