Senior Director, Full-Stack Engineering Leader

Capital One; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 315,000 - 359,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director, Full-stack Engineer to lead multiple product-focused software teams in a cloud-first environment. You will set technical strategy, drive architecture decisions, and partner with executives to align roadmaps with scalable platforms.

We seek a proven people leader with deep cloud, data, and distributed systems expertise who will mentor engineers, champion innovation, and ensure delivery velocity across initiatives in AWS environments.

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).
• Proven leadership of large engineering teams and domain architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams of product focused software engineers.
• Shape long-term technical strategy and architecture standards for enterprise platforms.
• Mentor and guide engineers on career development and technical growth.
• Partner with product and business leaders to align roadmaps with scalable tech.
• Drive delivery velocity and ensure system resilience in AWS environments.

Skills

People management

Cloud computing

Data architecture

Distributed systems

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

TypeScript

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director, Full-stack Engineer to lead multiple product-focused software teams in a cloud-first environment. You will set technical strategy, drive architecture decisions, and partner with executives to align roadmaps with scalable platforms.

We seek a proven people leader with deep cloud, data, and distributed systems expertise who will mentor engineers, champion innovation, and ensure delivery velocity across initiatives in AWS environments.