Senior Manager, Full-stack Engineer-People Leader

Capital One; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 229,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in Cambridge, MA seeks a Senior Manager, Full-stack Engineer to lead multiple engineering teams, shape technology strategy, and mentor engineers across programs delivering large-scale, cloud-native systems.

You will work in Risk Tech with the GRC partners to build AI-enabled risk management tools, collaborate with product, architecture and platform leaders, and guide multi-year roadmaps while advancing engineering OKRs. This role offers substantial impact and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a quantitative field or computer science.
• Experience leading large, multi-team engineering programs.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive technical strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of technology projects and a team of developers across microservices and full-stack systems.
• Mentor engineers, participate in code reviews, and help shape engineering standards.
• Define roadmaps with product, architecture, and platform leaders for multi-year initiatives.
• Deliver cloud-native systems using Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, and TypeScript with AWS services.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Agile methodologies

Communication

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree (preferred)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors who solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Full-stack Software Engineering leaders who are passionate about building high-performing teams, driving technical strategy and leveraging cutting-edge open-source frameworks alongside emerging technologies. In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of mentoring engineering talent and leading major technology transformations across Capital One.

In Risk Tech, we provide the foundation for Capital One to thrive in an uncertain world. Our engaged, empowered, and intelligent people produce outstanding products, working toward the common goal of transforming risk management with technology. We build data-driven tools that use machine learning to prevent risks & automatically detect issues before they impact our customers, our business, or our communities.

In this role at Risk Tech, you will work with our GRC team and partners across the company to build and deploy proprietary solutions for Risk management that are powered by state-of-the-art AI technology. Our products, enhanced with the transformative power of AI, are central to our business and deliver tremendous customer value.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices, and full stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company
• Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code
• Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment
• Lead teams utilizing programming languages like Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, JavaScript and TypeScript, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services
• Lead multiple Agile engineering teams or programs, providing strategic direction and ensuring delivery of large-scale, cross-functional initiatives
• Partner with product, architecture, and platform leaders to define multi-year technology roadmaps and investment priorities
• Develop and manage Lead Engineers and leads, building succession plans and scaling leadership capability across teams
• Drive alignment between engineering execution and enterprise goals, influencing portfolio-level decisions and trade-offs
• Drive end-to‑end design and implementation of large-scale, distributed, or cloud-native systems with high reliability and performance requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering)
• At least 6 years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply)
• At least 3 years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies
• At least 3 years of people management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 1+ year of experience leading architectural design reviews and influencing enterprise-wide technical standards and methodologies
• 4+ years of experience with database and database management systems
• 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or cloud-based productivity tools or virtualization technologies
• 4+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing frameworks
• 4+ years of experience using Git-based version-control systems (e.g., Git, GitHub, Bitbucket)
• 4+ years of experience troubleshooting technical issues within cloud environments
• 5+ years of experience contributing to open source frameworks
• 5+ years of experience with front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks
• 5+ years of experiencing creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs
• 9+ years of experience coding with more than two of the following: Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, Scala
• Experience leveraging modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots
• Experience managing multi-team engineering organizations or leading strategic technical programs spanning multiple domains
• Experience defining and tracking engineering OKRs that align to business outcomes
• Experience shaping organization design and talent strategy for scaling engineering capabilities
• Experience presenting technology roadmaps and investment cases to executive leadership

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Cambridge, MA: $229,900 - $262,400 for Sr. Manager, Full-stack Engineer

McLean, VA: $229,900 - $262,400 for Sr. Manager, Full-stack Engineer

Richmond, VA: $209,000 - $238,500 for Sr. Manager, Full-stack Engineer

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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