Senior Director, Cloud-Scale Full-Stack Engineering

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

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple full‑stack teams, define technical strategy for enterprise platforms, and translate business goals into scalable cloud solutions.

You will mentor managers and engineers, drive talent and workforce strategy, and partner with product and design leaders to align roadmaps with evolving technology. The role requires deep cloud, distributed systems, and architectural expertise with a proven delivery track record.

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

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams of product-focused software engineers
• Shape long-term technical strategy and architecture standards for enterprise platforms
• Partner with senior leadership to align roadmaps with scalable technology capabilities
• Drive talent strategy, ensuring succession planning and skill development
• Mentor and guide engineers on the team
• Work with product managers to align capabilities with customer experiences
• Continuously improve software engineering practices
• Lead cross‑team collaboration to deploy applications to AWS environments

Skills

People management

Cloud computing

Distributed systems

Architectural design

Mentoring

AI tooling

Education

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

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple full‑stack teams, define technical strategy for enterprise platforms, and translate business goals into scalable cloud solutions.

You will mentor managers and engineers, drive talent and workforce strategy, and partner with product and design leaders to align roadmaps with evolving technology. The role requires deep cloud, distributed systems, and architectural expertise with a proven delivery track record.