Senior Director, Full-Stack Engineering & Cloud Leadership

Capital One; New York (NY); On-site; USD 343,000 - 392,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director, Full-stack Engineer in New York City to lead several product-focused software teams and drive architecture, strategy, and execution across cloud-based platforms. You will mentor managers and engineers, shape engineering roadmaps, and partner with product managers to deliver scalable, customer-focused banking solutions.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, strategic planning, and collaboration with executives to set standards, foster innovation, and

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 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, Azure, GCP)
• At least 9 years of experience in data architecture

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams of product-focused software engineers and drive delivery
• 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, ensuring succession planning and skill development across teams
• Mentor engineers on technical and professional growth
• Collaborate with product managers to translate requirements into market-ready capabilities
• Improve software engineering practices and cross-team collaboration
• Lead deployment of applications into AWS environments

Skills

People management

Cloud computing (AWS)

Full-stack engineering

Architecture design

Engineering leadership

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

SPA frameworks

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director, Full-stack Engineer in New York City to lead several product-focused software teams and drive architecture, strategy, and execution across cloud-based platforms. You will mentor managers and engineers, shape engineering roadmaps, and partner with product managers to deliver scalable, customer-focused banking solutions.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, strategic planning, and collaboration with executives to set standards, foster innovation, and