Senior Director, Software Engineer – Card Tech AI

Capital One

Senior Director of Software Engineering leading high-velocity team and AI adoption at Capital One. Overseeing development workflows and collaborating on technical solutions in a dynamic environment.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California, Illinois, New York, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $286,200 - $392,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and grow a high-velocity team of engineers, fostering a culture of AI adoption and rapid execution
Embrace and incubate AI-native workflows, leveraging Claude and LLMs to fundamentally change the math on development speed
Operate as a "Player-Coach," remaining deeply hands-on to ship production-ready code and solve complex technical problems
Collaborate with product teams to transform intent into functional reality using rigorous, spec-driven design
Partner with stakeholders to explain AI-generated architectures, ensuring the final product matches initial intent flawlessly
Work within Agile cycles to design, audit, and support technical solutions, serving as the ultimate fail-safe for AI output
Lead efforts to bridge I=E (Intent = Execution), guaranteeing high-leverage output without technical debt or hallucinations
Conduct design and code reviews to ensure AI-generated code meets world-class standards for quality and integrity

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree
At least 9 years of experience in software engineering or data engineering
At least 7 years of people management experience
At least 3 years of experience with cloud-based data platforms (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform)

Benefits

Comp & perks

comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringdata engineeringAI-native workflowsproduction-ready codedesign reviewscode reviewscloud-based data platforms

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree