Director, Software Engineering - Core Platforms

Company: Capital One
Location: Richmond
Posted on: February 17, 2025

Job Description:

Director, Software Engineering - Core PlatformsWe are seeking a Director of Software Engineering who is passionate about growing and sustaining an innovative technology organization while fostering a culture of engineering and operational excellence. This individual will be an engineering leader who enjoys solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment. At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of builders, breakers, doers and disruptors, who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs.The Director of Software Engineering will be a part of the Core Platforms organization within the Enterprise Platforms Tech (EPT) line of business. This leader will drive the vision and roadmap for some of Capital One's most critical web products, delivering a reliable, best-in-class experience for the 100M+ unique customers that use our services every month, and creating an intuitive and efficient developer experience for the hundreds of web developers across Capital One that build features on our platforms.The ideal candidate will be a highly-motivated risk or process management professional with excellent process improvement and communication skills. The candidate will be detail-oriented and results focused, and will have a proven record of problem solving and collaborating with others.You will:

• Lead multiple agile teams and coach and mentor engineers through their career development and performance
• Work with Product partners to develop the technology strategy, roadmap and vision for the platforms you own; and deliver application capabilities
• Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across a full-stack development tools and technologies
• Lead complex vendor relationships and ensure well-managed integration of vendor platforms into our broader Capital One ecosystem
• Develop and leverage trusted relationships across Architecture, Design, and other Technology leaders to ensure strategic alignment
• Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal & external technology communities
• Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversityBasic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • At least 7 years experience in software engineering or software development
  • At least 5 years experience in people management
  • At least 5 years experience developing large-scale web applications in AngularPreferred Qualifications:
    • Master's Degree
    • 10+ years of experience in software engineering or software development
    • 5+ years of experience in Agile practices
    • 5+ years of experience leading multiple teams and managers
    • 5+ years of experience building web platforms
    • 5+ years of experience building developer tooling and automation
    • 5+ years of experience working with design systems
    • 5+ years of experience with automated test tooling (e.g. Jest, Cypress, Playwright)
    • 5+ years of experience with observability tools (e.g. New Relic) and web performance optimization
    • 3+ years of experience working with MonoRepo web applications and associated tooling (e.g. Nx)
    • 2+ years of experience with public cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) - -Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.McLean, VA: $263,900 - $301,200 for Director, Software Engineering -Richmond, VA: $239,900 - $273,800 for Director, Software Engineering - - - - - - - - -Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate's offer letter.This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.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.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

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