Sr. Director, Software Engineering - Financial Core

Center 3 (19075), United States of America, McLean, Virginia
Sr. Director, Software Engineering - Financial Core
Do you want to work for a tech company that writes its own code, develops its own software, and builds its own products? Do you enjoy solving complex challenges with open source technologies in a fast-paced, collaborative, and creative environment? We experiment and innovate leveraging the latest technologies, engineer breakthrough customer experiences, and bring simplicity and humanity to banking. We make a difference for 65 million customers. At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We want you to be curious and ask "what if?"
Capital One is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead, manage, mentor, and grow an extremely talented software engineering team to build exciting software solutions within the Enterprise. This leader must have the ability to attract and recruit the industry's best talent, and simultaneously have the technical chops to ensure we invest in the right solutions on behalf of our engineering teams and customers. Success in the role requires an innovative mind, a proven track record of delivering resilient systems, a keen eye towards managing risk, and a passion for tackling complex software problems in a horizontal capacity on behalf of millions of customers.
The Senior Director of Software Engineering will be part of the Financial Core Technology organization within the Enterprise Platforms Technology line of business. This senior leader will have oversight of software engineering initiatives that will further the core functioning capabilities of cloud native solutions while leading software engineering teams that will develop a scalable, and resilient backend platform with architectural standards. Additionally, they will manage stakeholder relationships across the enterprise, influence innovative technical solutions, and prioritize talent development within their teams.
You will:

• Lead, manage and grow multiple teams software engineers in building services and tools that automate governance and compliance requirements, and lead improving the developer experience
• Collaborate with internal teams to find areas of opportunities for automation and machine learning
• Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team
• Work with product leaders to define the strategy, roadmap and destination architecture
• Manage a portfolio of diverse technology platforms and projects to build scalable applications that meet our customer needs
• Partner with architects, product owners, and software engineers to drive the implementation of new applications
• Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across the line of business and the enterprise
• Lead efforts to build new and modernize existing applications into AWS environments; work to modernize our existing tech stacks
• Conduct design and code review to ensure compliance with standards
• Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity
• Continuously improve software engineering practices
• 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

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• At least 9 years experience in software engineering or software development
• At least 7 years experience in people management
• At least 7 years of experience in developing scalable backend applications and architectural standards
• At least 3 years of experience with cloud technologies, building enterprise platforms

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering or software development
• 7+ years of experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• 3+ years of experience with horizontal platforms or related services and technologies

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
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 committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. 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.
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