Senior Director of Full-Stack Engineering, Developer Experience

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

Job summary

Capital One in McLean, VA seeks a Senior Director, Full-stack Engineer (Developer Experience) to lead high‑performing teams building cloud‑based banking platforms. You will partner with product, design, architects and executives to translate business goals into scalable software and drive engineering strategy.

You will mentor managers, shape roadmaps, and ensure delivery velocity and system resilience while fostering inclusion and continuous learning across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS or related field.
• 9+ years of software engineering and architecture experience.
• 7+ years of people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams of product-focused software engineers.
• Shape long-term technical strategy and architecture standards.
• Partner with senior leaders to align roadmaps with scalable tech capabilities.
• Drive talent strategy, succession planning, and skill development.
• Mentor engineers on technical and professional growth.

Skills

People management

Cloud computing

Engineering leadership

Architectural strategy

Mentoring

Agile

Stakeholder alignment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's Degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Capital One in McLean, VA seeks a Senior Director, Full-stack Engineer (Developer Experience) to lead high‑performing teams building cloud‑based banking platforms. You will partner with product, design, architects and executives to translate business goals into scalable software and drive engineering strategy.

You will mentor managers, shape roadmaps, and ensure delivery velocity and system resilience while fostering inclusion and continuous learning across the organization.