Senior Director, Software Engineering – Finance Tech

Capital One

Capital One senior engineering leader managing software teams and scalable finance technology systems. Driving AWS deployments, microservices, and resilient full-stack solutions.

Posted 9/3/2026full-timeMcLean • Massachusetts, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $314,800 - $359,300 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading and managing software engineering teams, with a strong focus on full-stack development, microservice architecture, and cloud infrastructure. Proven ability to mentor engineers, drive innovation, and improve software engineering practices while ensuring high availability and scalability of solutions.

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Full-Stack DevelopmentMicroservice ArchitectureAWS/Cloud InfrastructureTeam LeadershipSoftware Engineering Practices

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Hard Skills

Node.jsJavaGoAngularJSReactPythonRESTJSONXMLNoSQL Databases

Soft Skills

MentoringTeamworkInnovationDiversitySelf-Organization

Tools & Technologies

HadoopChefMavenIOSAndroid

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringProduct ManagementTechnical SolutionsApplication DevelopmentCloud Computing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidAngularAWSChefCloudGoHadoopiOSJavaJavaScriptMavenMicroservicesNode.jsNoSQLPerlPythonReactRuby

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of product-focused software engineers
Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers
Work with product managers to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios
Continuously improve software engineering practices
Design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across full-stack development tools and technologies
Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of solutions
Stay current with technology trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in technology communities, and mentor engineering community members
Encourage innovation, cutting-edge technology adoption, inclusion, out-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity
Improve the velocity of own and other teams
Lead deployment of new and existing applications into AWS environments
Break monolithic applications into microservice architectures and build new microservices

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree
At least 9 years of experience in software engineering
At least 7 years of experience in people management
Experience with technologies including Node.js, Java, Go, AngularJS, React, Python, REST, JSON, XML, Ruby, Perl, NoSQL databases, relational databases, Hadoop, Chef, Maven, iOS, Android, and AWS/Cloud Infrastructure
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI)
Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive health, financial and other benefits supporting total well-being
Reasonable accommodations for applicants who require them