Director Software Engineering

West Creek 3 (12073), United States of America, Richmond, Virginia

Director Software Engineering

• Technologists: Strong engineering and technology background with the ability to learn quickly and go deep into our product and engineering solutions - will have a DevOps mindset
• Effective Communicators: Excellent listener; proven collaborator with senior leaders, peers and staff
• Partnership Attitude: Have the competencies to build very strong partnerships with other technology leaders that enable your team’s ability to stay on the leading edge of industry solutions
• Curious: Hands-on, "roll up your sleeves" collaborative style of working
• Passionate: Bring energy and enthusiasm to the job and organization
• Bold: History of taking smart, calculated risks and aggressively leading through change
• Achievers: Consistently attain/exceed individual and team goals

• Lead and inspire an organization of software engineers and technology associates.
• Own and drive the transformation in the Risk Management Space - as we transform to a fully automated operating and reporting environment. This includes reducing manual processes, de-duplicating systems, and shortening the time needed for solutions to deliver customer value and regulatory compliance.
• Shift the culture from a project-based mindset to a product-mindset, leveraging user-centered design and agile methodologies.
• Design and build an AWS-based application suite for the Risk, Legal, Compliance Technology group Designs and develops practical APIs and abstractions
• Internally develop and deploy software, leveraging open-source technologies, machine learning, and data transformation.
• Continue to lead and champion our transition to a DevOps culture, while instilling operational excellence in all aspects of delivery.
• Lead experiments and drive maturity in applying emerging technology disciplines including robotic process automation, machine learning, GenAI, self-serve analytics to the Enterprise Risk portfolio.
• Act as talent magnet to recruit, motivate, mentor, and lead the best delivery talent
• Work effectively at multiple levels ranging from diving into the details with senior engineers, to white boarding high-level designs with our engineering staff, to effectively communicating with our most senior Risk Management executives and stakeholders
• Present in many different venues and formats and advance the AML agenda through personal credibility and influence
• Partner with other technology and business executives to foster a high energy, highly productive engineering organization and culture across Capital One

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering or data engineering
• At least 5 years of experience with product design, engineering and development
• At least 5 years of experience managing software engineering teams
• At least 2 years of experience in cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
   

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering with increasing technical responsibility
• 7+ years of experience managing software engineering teams
• 8+ years of experience within a large, data-intensive environment with significant complexity and scale
• 5+ years of experience with public-cloud technologies and full stack software development
• 4+ years of AWS experience
• 3+ years of experience working in financial services, banking, or fintech industry

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at theCapital 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.

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