Senior Director, Software Engineering & Tech Leadership

Capital One; Richmond (AL); On-site; USD 286,000 - 327,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Sr. Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple product-focused software teams and drive architectural excellence across cloud-native and on-premise systems. You will mentor engineers, align technical direction with product goals, and foster innovation and agile practices across the organization.

The role emphasizes scaling microservices, modern tech stacks, and a culture of learning, collaboration, and inclusion within a large, dynamic tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• At least 9 years of software engineering experience.
• At least 7 years in people management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of software engineers.
• Mentor engineers on professional and technical development.
• Partner with product managers to understand capabilities and testing scenarios.
• Improve software engineering practices across teams.
• Design, develop, test, and support full-stack solutions in Agile environments.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Agile practices

Software engineering

AWS/Cloud

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Tools

AWS

Hadoop

RESTful services

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Sr. Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple product-focused software teams and drive architectural excellence across cloud-native and on-premise systems. You will mentor engineers, align technical direction with product goals, and foster innovation and agile practices across the organization.

The role emphasizes scaling microservices, modern tech stacks, and a culture of learning, collaboration, and inclusion within a large, dynamic tech environment.