Sr. Director, Software Engineering - Finance Tech

Capital One Group; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 314,800 - 359,300; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Sr. Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple product-focused teams across web, mobile, and back-end systems. You will drive microservices, cloud deployment, and modern engineering practices while mentoring engineers and collaborating with product managers to deliver scalable financial tech solutions.

The role emphasizes staying current with tech trends, fostering innovation, and building resilient architectures in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• Nine+ years of software engineering experience.
• Seven+ years in people management.
• Experience building and scaling microservices and data-driven platforms.
• Experience with AWS and modern DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and grow multiple software engineering teams.
• Mentor engineers on technical and professional development.
• Partner with product managers to define capabilities and testing scenarios.
• Drive engineering practices to improve velocity, reliability, and scalability.
• Oversee deployment of applications to AWS and evolution to microservice architectures.

Skills

Java

Go

Node.js

AngularJS

React

Python

AWS/Cloud

Big Data

REST APIs

Microservices

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Hadoop

Chef

Maven

NoSQL Databases

Job description

## Sr. Director, Software Engineering - Finance TechApplylocations: McLean, VA: San Francisco, CA: US Remote: Cambridge, MA: Richmond, VAtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R247784Sr. Director, Software Engineering - Finance TechAs 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* 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 microservicesBasic Qualifications:* Bachelor’s Degree* At least 9 years of experience in software engineering* At least 7 years of experience in people managementPreferred 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 is open to hiring a Remote Employee for this opportunity.***C*****apital 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.Remote (Regardless of Location): $286,200 - $326,700 for Sr. Dir, Software EngineeringCambridge, MA: $314,800 - $359,300 for Sr. Dir, Software EngineeringMcLean, VA: $314,800 - $359,300 for Sr. Dir, Software EngineeringNew York, NY: $343,400 - $392,000 for Sr. Dir, Software EngineeringRichmond, VA: $286,200 - $326,700 for Sr. Dir, Software EngineeringSan Francisco, CA: $343,400 - $392,000 for Sr. Dir, Software EngineeringCandidates 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.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.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at [e-mail]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.