Director, Software Engineering - Card Core - Capital One
Annapolis, MD
About the Job
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 system to unlock innovation, speed to market and real time processing. This leader must be a deep technical expert and thought leaders that help accelerate adoption of the engineering practices, up skill themselves with the 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, understands the CICD pipelines, adopts 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
. 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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