Sr. Director Software Engineering

Capital One; Little Rock Township (IL); Hybrid; USD 286,000 - 327,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple teams building customer-facing web and mobile apps, RESTful services, and data-backed backend systems. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and push scalable, high‑performing architectures on AWS.

The role emphasizes speed, reliability, and innovation in a cloud-native, AI‑driven environment. The position requires substantial leadership experience, a strong technical foundation across

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions.
• Break existing monolithic applications into micro service architectures and build new microservices.

Tools

Java

Node.js

Go

AngularJS

React

Python

REST

JSON

XML

Ruby

Perl

NoSQL databases

Relational databases

Hadoop

Chef

Maven

iOS

Android

AWS/Cloud Infrastructure

Job description

Sr. Director Software Engineering 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. The Global Payment Network (GPN) Digital Payments Technology organization designs, builds, and operates the mission‑critical systems and infrastructure that seamlessly power complex money movement across domestic and international rails. We build and operate a high‑volume, low‑latency, and highly resilient distributed ecosystem that is simultaneously secure, performant, accurate, and nimble. The Digital Payments team provides a tokenization platform that is critical in enabling secure commerce both online and with devices including ApplePay and GooglePay. Digital Payments are a rapidly evolving space with constant innovation in how consumers pay. This team operates with a startup mindset backed by enterprise scale. We are 100% cloud‑native, deeply committed to engineering excellence, and aggressive in adopting cutting‑edge AI tooling (including Claude Code, Windsurf, and custom AI agents) to dramatically accelerate our development lifecycle. You’ll be working hands‑on with Senior Lead Engineers that are building the resilient, ultra‑low‑latency backbone of future global commerce.

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 Work across to improve the velocity of your and other teams 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
• Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion

Locations and Salaries:

• Chicago, IL: $286,200 - $326,700 for Sr. Dir, Software Engineering
• McLean, VA: $314,800 - $359,300 for Sr. Dir, Software Engineering
• Plano, TX: $286,200 - $326,700 for Sr. Dir, Software Engineering
• Riverwoods, IL: $286,200 - $326,700 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.

Benefits:

• Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.

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.

No agencies please.

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.

Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

At Capital One, we’re building a leading information‑based technology company. Still founder‑led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit.