Capital One
Senior Director Software Engineering
$286K–$392K
McLean, VA +2 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
New York, NY
US Remote - Experience
- At least 7 years of people management; at least 9 years in software engineering and solution architecture, enterprise architecture and design patterns, cloud computing, and data architecture. Preferred alternatives include 12+ years in several listed areas.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field; preferred: Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
About the job
Leads engineering teams and technical strategy to build scalable, cloud-based banking platforms, including AI-enabled customer service systems.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop multiple product-focused engineering teams, including mentoring engineers and managers.
- Set enterprise platform architecture and technology strategy, aligning roadmaps with business and product goals.
- Oversee solution delivery, cloud deployment, and system resilience, availability, and scalability.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
- At least 7 years of people management experience.
- At least 9 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture, enterprise architecture and design patterns, cloud computing, and data architecture.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
- 12+ years of experience in relevant architecture, cloud, data, web, distributed systems, or software development; expertise in strategic application of agentic AI coding tools.
Pay
$286,200 - $326,700 USD base salary (Remote); $314,800 - $359,300 USD base salary (McLean, VA); $343,400 - $392,000 USD base salary (New York, NY)
Tools
AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Java, Python
AI focus
Architect and scale distributed multi-agent banking systems, real-time decisioning, voice/text orchestration, and proactive AI assistance; preferred expertise in applying agentic AI coding tools to development challenges.
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