Capital One · 17 hours ago
Director, Software Engineering
McLean, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$269K/yr - $307K/yr
7+ years expCapital One is a financial services company, and they are seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead the development of large-scale, distributed AI and ML applications. This role involves managing software engineering teams, mentoring engineers, and driving the implementation of innovative technologies and practices.
BankingCredit CardsFinanceFinancial Services
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
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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree
At least 7 years' experience in software development
At least 5 years' experience in people management
Solid experience in emerging and traditional technologies to design, build, and scale resilient systems
Expertise in node.js, Java, GO, Python, REST, JSON, NoSQL and relational databases, Spark, and AWS/Cloud Infrastructure
Excellent track record leading and motivating large high-performing engineering teams
Influencing technology direction across functional areas
Working extensively with AI/ML science teams to bring new AI-powered experiences to life
Mentoring and guiding the professional and technical development of engineers on your team
Working with product managers to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios
Continuously improving software engineering practices
Working within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across a full-stack development tools and technologies
Leading the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions
Staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, and mentoring other members of the engineering community
Encouraging innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity
Working across to improve the velocity of your and other teams
Leading efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments
Breaking existing monolithic applications into micro service architectures and building new microservices
Preferred
Master's Degree in Computer Science or a Master's Degree in Software Engineering
10+ years' of experience in software development
5+ years' of experience in Agile practices
Benefits
Performance based incentive compensation
Cash bonus(es)
Long term incentives (LTI)
Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits
Company
Capital One
Capital One is a financial services company that provides banking, credit card, auto loan, savings, and commercial banking services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.45BKey Investors
Berkshire Hathaway
2025-09-11Post Ipo Debt· $2.75B
2025-01-30Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2023-05-15Post Ipo Equity· $954M
Leadership Team
Lo Li
CTO, Managing Vice President Retail Bank
Daniel Arellano
Senior Vice President, Business Cards and Payments
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