Senior Director, Remote Full-Stack Engineering Leader

Capital One; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 286,000 - 327,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple full‑stack teams and drive the architecture strategy for enterprise platforms in a cloud‑first environment.

You will collaborate with product, design, and executive leaders to deliver scalable, customer‑centric solutions while mentoring managers and engineers and championing engineering excellence across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.
• 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, 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 leaders to align roadmaps with scalable technology capabilities.
• Drive talent strategy, including succession planning and skill development.
• Mentor engineers on technical and professional growth.
• Develop market-driven application capabilities and customer experiences.
• Improve software engineering practices and delivery velocity.
• Lead deployment across AWS environments.

Skills

People management

Cloud strategy

Architecture

Full-stack

Mentoring

AWS

Agile

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree (Preferred)

Tools

AWS

Distributed systems

AI tooling

Job description

Capital One seeks a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple full‑stack teams and drive the architecture strategy for enterprise platforms in a cloud‑first environment.

You will collaborate with product, design, and executive leaders to deliver scalable, customer‑centric solutions while mentoring managers and engineers and championing engineering excellence across the organization.