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Capital One

Director software engineering - technology

Capital One, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290


Sr. Director, Software Engineering - Card Technology

Center 1 (19052), United States of America, McLean, VirginiaThe Card Technology division at Capital One is on an exciting journey to transform the way we do business by building world-class technology platforms that exceed expectations for our internal and external customers. As a Senior Director of Software Engineering, you will be responsible for working with senior Technology and Business Executives, understanding their vision and translating it into execution strategy. You will guide software engineering teams responsible for the design and delivery of high-quality software for critical business features, built on AWS to the latest technology standards. You will collaborate with Architecture, Card Product, Card Technology, and Enterprise stakeholders to drive this critical project forward. You will provide technology thought leadership and help raise the talent bar by recruiting and hiring top engineering talent. You will also work with product owners to articulate benefits of proposed solutions; influence the technical roadmap; and help business prioritize work.What you will need to bring for this position:Experience building and leading a large team in the development and rapid delivery of platform capabilitiesExperience in delivery of software that has many human operational touch pointsStrong data skills to lead through system of record conversations as well as the timing of dataA history of embracing and incubating emerging technology and open source productsRecruit, motivate, mentor, and lead the best application engineering talentCustomer-first attitudeInnovative thinking with a passion for problem-solvingAbility to provide a logical framework to support conclusions and ideasGreat attitude, team player, and energy amplifier. Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and technologiesTake ideas and concepts, and visualize them in ways such that they are communicated effectively and compellingly for internal leaders, partners, and customersUnderstanding of ways to lead a team developing in an Agile environmentIntegration of internally built and vendor applicationsResponsibilities:Lead a large technical team. Be a “leader of leaders”Set and own goals, OKRs. Able to work backwards from a vision and build a delivery planLead the definition of new capabilities, guiding the technical architecture and needs to deliver functions spanning people, process, and technologyPartner with Business Leaders to shape and prioritize initiativesManage the expectations of a diverse stakeholder group as it relates to progress towards deliveryStrong technologist. Able and willing to roll up the sleeves and dive deep into technologyBasic Qualifications:Bachelor’s DegreeAt least 9 years experience in software developmentAt least 7 years experience of people management experienceAt least 2 years' experience with public cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)Preferred Qualifications:Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field13+ years of experience in software development2+ years' experience with Kafka, Streaming and Event-Driven Architecture1+ years' experience building and deploying serverless applicationsCapital 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.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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