Senior Director, Cloud & Platform Engineering

Capital One Group; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 286,000 - 392,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple full-stack teams, shaping enterprise architecture and cloud strategy. You will mentor engineers, align roadmaps with business goals, and drive technical transformations across AWS-based platforms while maintaining compliance and security standards.

You will partner with product managers and executives to deliver scalable, customer-centric solutions, foster a culture of technical excellence, and recruit top talent.

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 (Preferred)
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture (Preferred)
• 12+ years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns (Preferred)
• 12+ years of experience in web technologies (JavaScript, TypeScript and SPA frameworks) (Preferred)
• 12+ years of experience in designing and building distributed HPC and ML systems (Preferred)
• 12+ years of experience in cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud) (Preferred)
• 12+ years of experience in data architecture (Preferred)
• 12+ years of professional experience coding in languages like Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, Scala (Preferred)
• 10+ years of experience with database and database management systems (Preferred)
• 12+ years of experience in full lifecycle of system development (Preferred)
• 10+ years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) or virtualization technologies (Preferred)
• 12+ years of experience with Networking protocols and integration with third party distributed systems (Preferred)
• 7+ years of experience mentoring senior engineers and driving professional development (Preferred)
• 3+ years of experience leading cross-domain architectural reviews or establishing coding and design standards (Preferred)
• Expertise in the strategic application of agentic AI coding tools to solve systemic development challenges (Preferred)

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, skill development, and equitable opportunity 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 application capabilities and customer experiences.
• Continuously improve software engineering practices.
• Work across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across full-stack development tools and technologies.
• Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions.
• Stay on top of tech trends, experiment with new technologies, participate in technology communities, and mentor others.
• Encourage innovation, inclusion, and diverse thinking; drive velocity across teams.
• Lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments.

Skills

Leadership

Architecture Strategy

Cloud Computing

Full-stack Engineering

Mentoring & Talent Development

Agile & DevOps

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Go

Rust

C#

Scala

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple full-stack teams, shaping enterprise architecture and cloud strategy. You will mentor engineers, align roadmaps with business goals, and drive technical transformations across AWS-based platforms while maintaining compliance and security standards.

You will partner with product managers and executives to deliver scalable, customer-centric solutions, foster a culture of technical excellence, and recruit top talent.