Senior Director of Cloud-Native Software Engineering

Capital One

Columbus (OH)

Remote

USD 286,000 - 327,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Capital One seeks a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple full‑stack engineering teams, shaping technology strategy and architectures across enterprise platforms. You will mentor managers and engineers, drive talent strategy, and collaborate with product and executive leaders to deliver scalable, customer‑centric solutions in cloud environments.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, architectural governance, and a culture of learning, innovation, and inclusion while

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

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, ensuring succession planning and equitable opportunity
Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers
Work with product managers to translate needs into market-driven capabilities
Improve software engineering practices
Lead end-to-end delivery across full-stack tools and technologies
Ensure application availability, resilience and scalability
Stay on top of tech trends and mentor others in engineering communities
Encourage innovation and inclusion across teams
Improve velocity across the organization
Lead efforts to deploy applications into AWS environments