Sr Director, Software Engineering (McLean)

Sr Director, Software Engineering

As a Capital One Senior Director of Software Engineering, you'll work on everything from customer-facing web and mobile applications using cutting‑edge open source frameworks, to highly‑available RESTful microservices, to back‑end Java based systems using the hottest techniques in Big Data. You'll bring solid experience in modern, cloud‑native technologies such as: Java, GO, node.js, React, NoSQL databases, AI Agents, and AWS/Cloud Infrastructure. We value polyglot leaders capable of navigating a diverse and evolving stack, including traditional systems.

Financial Core Tech is the engine behind Capital One’s financial integrity. We build and scale the mission‑critical enterprise platforms that record every customer transaction with 100% precision. As part of the Prometheus Financial Core (PFC) team, you will empower our lines of business to innovate at speed—building the infrastructure that allows us to launch next‑generation financial products safely and seamlessly for millions of customers.

Areas of Focus

Leadership & People

• Lead, manage, and grow multiple teams of product focused software engineers
• Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team
• Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting‑edge technologies, inclusion, outside‑of‑the‑box thinking, teamwork, self‑organization, and diversity

Technical Strategy & Architecture

• Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions
• Break existing monolithic applications into microservice architectures and build new microservices
• Lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments

Process & Improvement

• Continuously improve software engineering practices, leading the transformation to AI‑native development practices
• Work to improve the velocity of your and other teams
• Work with product managers to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios
• Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across a full‑stack development tools and technologies

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 9 years’ experience in software development
• At least 7 years’ experience in people management

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a Master’s Degree in Software Engineering
• 13+ years’ of experience in software development
• 8+ years’ of experience in Agile practices
• 1+ years of experience leveraging AI‑assisted coding tools (Claude Code, Github Copilot) to accelerate software delivery

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

McLean, VA: $314,800 - $359,300 for Sr. Dir, Software Engineering

Plano, TX: $286,200 - $326,700 for Sr. Dir, Software Engineering

Richmond, VA: $286,200 - $326,700 for Sr. Dir, 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.

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. 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.