Director, Software Engineer (Global Payment Network)

Capital One Financial

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Work type
On-site
Location
McLean, VAPlano, TXHouston, TXRiverwoods, IL
Salary
$244,700–$279,200 / yr
Posted
15 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $234k
This role $262k
$175k most similar roles pay here $290k

This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $198,362–$270,625 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $262k versus about $234k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial is a bank holding company specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings products, known for its data-driven approach to consumer and commercial finance. Industry: Financial Services & Banking

Capital One Financial currently has 998 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 992 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, Software Engineer (Global Payment Network)

As a Director, Software Engineer (Global Payment Network), you will join the Global Payment Network team to manage and grow multiple teams of product-focused software engineers while mentoring their professional development. You will lead the craftsmanship, availability, and scalability of mission-critical systems that power complex money movement across domestic and international rails. Your daily responsibilities include breaking down monolithic applications into microservice architectures, collaborating with product managers on requirements, and improving engineering practices within Agile teams. The role requires expertise in a diverse technology stack including Java, Go, Node.js, Python, Ruby, Perl, and Spark, alongside front-end tools like React and AngularJS. You will also manage deployments to AWS environments while utilizing advanced AI tooling to accelerate the development lifecycle for high-volume, low-latency distributed systems designed for secure and performant global commerce.

What you'll do

  • Lead, manage, and grow multiple teams of product-focused software engineers.
  • Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of team members.
  • Partner with product managers to define application capabilities and testing scenarios.
  • Drive the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of high-volume payment systems.
  • Break down monolithic applications into microservice architectures and build new services.
  • Lead efforts to deploy and manage applications within AWS cloud environments.
  • Improve software engineering practices and team velocity across the organization.
  • Integrate cutting-edge AI tools and technologies into the development lifecycle.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree required.
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering preferred.
  • At least 7 years of experience in software engineering.
  • At least 5 years of experience in people management.
  • 5+ years of experience in Agile practices.
  • Experience with technologies including Java, Node.js, Go, Python, and AWS/Cloud Infrastructure.
  • Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity.
  • Ability to lead multiple teams, mentor engineers, and manage full-stack development projects.

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