Director, Software Engineering
Company: Capital One
Location: Richmond
Posted on: January 20, 2026
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Job Description:
Director, Software Engineering As a Capital One 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 and Machine learning models using the
hottest techniques in Big Data. You'll bring solid experience in
emerging and traditional technologies such as: node.js, Java, GO,
AngularJS, React, Python, REST, JSON, XML, Ruby, Perl, NoSQL
databases, relational databases, Spark, Artifactory, Maven, iOS,
Android, and AWS/Cloud Infrastructure to name a few. You will:
Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of product focused software
engineers Mentor and guide the professional and technical
development of engineers on your team. Work with product managers
to understand desired application capabilities and testing
scenarios Continuously improve software engineering practices Work
within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement,
and support technical solutions across a full-stack development
tools and technologies Lead the craftsmanship, availability,
resilience, and scalability of your solutions Bring a passion to
stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new
technologies, participate in internal & external technology
communities, and mentor other members of the engineering community
Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies,
inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork,
self-organization, and diversity Work across to improve the
velocity of your and other teams Lead efforts to deploy new and
existing applications into AWS environments Break existing
monolithic applications into micro service architectures and build
new microservices Basic Qualifications : Bachelor’s Degree At least
7 years’ experience in software development At least 5 years’
experience in people management Preferred Qualifications: Master’s
Degree in Computer Science or a Master’s Degree in Software
Engineering 10 years’ of experience in software development 5
years’ of experience in Agile practices 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: $269,100 -
$307,200 for Director, Software Engineering Plano, TX: $244,700 -
$279,200 for Director, Software Engineering Richmond, VA: $244,700
- $279,200 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 (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, 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 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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