Director, Software Engineering

Director, Software Engineering

As a Capital One Director of Software Engineering, youll 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 and Machine learning models using the hottest techniques in Big Data. You bring solid experience in databases, API development, and cloud computing. You are proficient in one or more programming languages such as Go, Java, Python, Rust or Typescript, and demonstrate strong collaboration skills to partner effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and product managers.

You will :

Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of product focused advanced software engineers passionate about tackling challenging problems for customers

As a Manager of the AI Solutions team, youll be instrumental in delivering innovative solutions that unify, enrich, and extract insights from various data sources across the enterprise.

Provide guidance and perform software development work to ensure solutions are properly engineered and maintained to support customer needs.

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

Spearhead workstream execution, ensuring robust process and project delivery management.

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 7 years’ experience in software development

At least 5 years’ experience in people management

Preferred Qualifications :

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

10+ years of experience in software development

7+ years of experience in directly managing engineering teams

4+ years of experience in AI, Data Science, or Machine Learning with hands-on experience in AI / ML workflows including ingesting and transforming data

2+ years of experience in developing Generative AI models and frameworks (OpenAI family, open source LLMs, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG))

5+ years of experience in Agile practices

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.

McLean, VA : $263,900 - $301,200 for Director, Software Engineering

New York, NY : $287,800 - $328,500 for Director, Software Engineering

Richmond, VA : $239,900 - $273,800 for Director, 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.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

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