Sr Director, Software Engineering
At a glance
AI generatedTL;DR
As a Senior Director of Software Engineering at Capital One’s Financial Core Tech division, you will lead and manage multiple teams focused on building mission-critical enterprise platforms that ensure financial integrity through precise transaction recording. You’ll work closely with the Prometheus Financial Core (PFC) team to transform monolithic applications into microservices architectures while continuously improving software engineering practices and adopting AI-native development techniques. Your day-to-day responsibilities include overseeing cloud-native technologies such as Java, GO, node.js, React, NoSQL databases, and AWS infrastructure, ensuring that Capital One can innovate at speed and scale safely for millions of customers.
Skills
What you'll do
- Lead and manage multiple teams of software engineers focused on product development.
- Break down monolithic applications into microservice architectures using modern technologies.
- Drive the transformation to AI-native development practices in software engineering.
- Improve software engineering processes to enhance team velocity and efficiency.
- Build mission-critical enterprise platforms ensuring 100% precision in customer transactions.
What we're looking for
- At least 9 years of software development experience
- At least 7 years of people management experience
- Expertise in modern cloud-native technologies and frameworks
- Experience leading the transformation to AI-native development practices
- Strong background in breaking monolithic applications into microservices
- Continuous improvement of software engineering practices and team velocity
Employer
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 535 open roles on FindRole.
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