Senior Director, Software Eng — Remote Leader

Capital One; Frankfort (KY); Remote; USD 286,000 - 327,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple product-focused teams. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and drive modern, scalable architectures across full-stack solutions.

Expect a strong emphasis on cloud deployments, microservices, and continuous improvement of engineering practices. The role demands 9+ years in software development and 7+ years in management, with a Bachelor's or higher in a related field.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master's preferred.
• 9+ years in software development with 7+ in people management.
• Experience leading multiple product-focused software teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of software engineers.
• Mentor professional and technical development within the team.
• Partner with product managers to define capabilities and tests.
• Improve software engineering practices across agile teams.
• Design and support full-stack solutions; drive service architecture.
• Lead deployment to AWS and microservice modernization.

Skills

Software development

People management

Agile practices

Mentoring

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree in CS or SWE

Tools

Java

Go

Node.js

AngularJS

React

Python

REST

AWS

Hadoop

Maven

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Capital One seeks a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple product-focused teams. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and drive modern, scalable architectures across full-stack solutions.

Expect a strong emphasis on cloud deployments, microservices, and continuous improvement of engineering practices. The role demands 9+ years in software development and 7+ years in management, with a Bachelor's or higher in a related field.