Senior Director, Software Engineering & Cloud Platforms

Capital One; Montpelier (VT); On-site; USD 315,000 - 359,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple teams focused on customer web and mobile applications, RESTful services, and big data backends. You will mentor engineers, partner with product managers, and guide design and deployment of scalable microservices in AWS.

The role emphasizes staying current with tech trends, fostering innovation, and advancing engineering practices across Agile teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; 9+ years software development experience.
• Minimum 7 years in people management and leading multiple teams.
• Experience with full-stack development, Agile practices, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and grow multiple product-focused software engineering teams.
• Mentor engineers on technical and professional development.
• Collaborate with product managers to define capabilities and testing scenarios.
• Improve software engineering practices and drive AWS deployment & microservices.
• Guide cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, and support full-stack solutions.
• Promote innovation, inclusion, and velocity across teams.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Full-stack development

Agile methodologies

Cloud/AWS

JavaScript/Node.js

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

AWS

Hadoop

Maven

Chef

REST

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple teams focused on customer web and mobile applications, RESTful services, and big data backends. You will mentor engineers, partner with product managers, and guide design and deployment of scalable microservices in AWS.

The role emphasizes staying current with tech trends, fostering innovation, and advancing engineering practices across Agile teams.