Sr. Dir, Software Engineering - Finance Tech

Relha LLC; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 315,000 - 359,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Sr. Dir, Software Engineering in Finance Tech to lead multiple architecting teams across web, mobile, microservices and back-end Java platforms. You will guide engineers, collaborate with product managers, and advance engineering practices across Agile squads.

The role emphasizes scalable cloud-based architectures, cutting-edge tech adoption, and championing diversity and innovation within the team. Strong leadership and hands-on experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field required.
• 9+ years in software engineering.
• 7+ years in people management preferred.
• Experience with cloud, microservices, pipelines is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of software engineers.
• Mentor engineers on technical and professional development.
• Collaborate with product managers on capabilities and test scenarios.
• Design, develop, test, and support full-stack solutions across teams.
• Drive adoption of best practices, reliability and scalability.
• Promote innovation and inclusive teamwork across the org.
• Lead deployment of apps to AWS and break monoliths into microservices.

Skills

Node.js

Java

GO

AngularJS

React

Python

REST

JSON

XML

NoSQL

Relational DBs

Hadoop

Chef

Maven

iOS

Android

AWS

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

Hadoop

Maven

Chef

Job description

Sr. Dir, Software Engineering - Finance Tech

As a Capital One Senior Director of Software Engineering, you'll work on everything from customer-facing web and mobile applications using cutting-edge open source frameworks, to highly-available RESTful microservices, to back-end Java based systems using the hottest techniques in Big Data. You'll bring solid experience in emerging and traditional technologies such as: node.js, Java, GO, AngularJS, React, Python, REST, JSON, XML, Ruby, Perl, NoSQL databases, relational databases, Hadoop, Chef, Maven, iOS, Android, and AWS/Cloud Infrastructure to name a few.

You will:

Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of product focused software engineers

Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team.

Work with product managers to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios

Continuously improve software engineering practices

Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across a full-stack development tools and technologies

Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions

Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal & external technology communities, and mentor other members of the engineering community

Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity

Lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments

Break existing monolithic applications into micro service architectures and build new microservices

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree

At least 9 years of experience in software engineering

At least 7 years of experience in people management

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a Master’s Degree in Software Engineering

13+ years of experience in software engineering

8+ years of experience in Agile practices

Concrete experience leveraging AI to accelerate productivity and automate manual business processes

Experience building/scaling high-throughput transaction matching engines, event-driven streaming architectures, and financial ledgers/ERP integrations (Workday/PeopleSoft)

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

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Cambridge, MA: $314,800 - $359,300 for Sr. Dir, Software Engineering

McLean, VA: $314,800 - $359,300 for Sr. Dir, Software Engineering

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.