Director, Software Engineering

Company: Capital One
Location: Astoria
Posted on: October 30, 2024

Job Description:

Center 1 (19052), United States of America, McLean, VirginiaDirector, Software EngineeringCome join my teams in Enterprise Data & Machine Learning group to build a highly scalable, well governed, data ecosystem that scales across 1000's of AWS accounts, tens of thousands of database instances and millions of files stored across enterprise. You will have the opportunity to shape the way we share and protect data with external parties. You will be responsible for successfully managing petabytes of data that powers internal systems & various personna's interfacing with the platforms across different lines of business. You will also build a data pipeline to efficiently move the data through the ecosystem and bring a focus on being well governed through building appropriate access control mechanisms.

In this role you will work on building highly scalable distributed data platforms.. You will bring solid experience in emerging and traditional technologies such as: REST, Python, Javascript, Java, NoSQL/Relational databases, and AWS/Cloud Infrastructure to name a few.

Responsibilities:

Interface with product leadership to understand requirements, reimagine technical solutions and drive agile teams towards innovative delivery


Build awareness, increase knowledge and drive adoption of enterprise platforms ,understand customer pain points to solve key challenges.


Build and lead high-performing, agile teams focused on Data Engineering and Software Engineering engineering excellence


Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability and cost effectiveness of your solutions


Lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Tech, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting external talent to bolster Capital One's Tech talent


Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, integrate systems with other vendor products


Partner with other technical teams in the organization to create leverage for your teams, and collaborate on large scale program delivery



Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree


At least 7 years of experience in software or data engineering


At least 5 years of experience in people management


At least 5 years of building distributed applications on AWS cloud



Preferred Qualifications:

Master's Degree


8+ years of experience in software engineering


5+ years of experience in Agile practices


5+ years of experience building full stack softwares micro services


2+ experience using AWS serverless technologies


Prior hands on experience coding in Java, Python or Spark





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.

New York City (Hybrid On-Site): $274,800 - $313,600 for Director, Software EngineeringCandidates 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 RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. 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 Careers@capitalone.com

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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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