Center 1 (19052), United States of America, McLean, Virginia
Director, Software Engineering – Card Core
Capital One’s Card Tech Engineering Organization is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead, manage, mentor, and build exceptional software engineering teams to deliver game changing technologies. The Director must have the ability to attract and recruit the industry’s best talent, and simultaneously have the technical chops to ensure that we build compelling, customer-focused solutions in an iterative methodology.
As a candidate for this role, you’re able to seamlessly switch from diving deep into technology with engineers to driving high-level, strategic discussions. You are a naturally curious technologist and stay on top of emerging trends, including prototyping of nascent technologies. You are not afraid to question any existing processes and solutions, yet you display a keen sense of business value proposition and focus on the right priorities.
As a Director of Software Engineering, you will build and lead a highly talented software engineering team to modernize legacy systems to unlock innovation, speed to market and real-time processing. This leader must be a deep technical expert and thought leader that helps accelerate the adoption of engineering practices, upskill themselves with industry innovations, trends, and practices.
Success in the role requires an innovative mind, a proven track record of delivering highly available, scalable, and resilient consumer-facing payment systems, understanding of CICD pipelines, adoption of enterprise tools and processes, and a passion for creating market-leading software for millions of customers.
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 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
- Continuously improve software engineering practices
- Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across a full-stack of 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
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- At least 7 years’ experience in software development
- At least 5 years’ experience in people management
- At least 5 years of experience in at least one of the following: Java, Python
- At least 3 years of experience in public cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree
- 10+ years of experience in software development
- 4+ years of experience with AWS
- 5+ years of experience in Agile practices
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.
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