Director, Software Engineer - Card Tech AI
Overview
We are seeking a Director of Software Engineering to join our team and fundamentally redefine the speed and quality of software development. This leader must have the ability to attract top-tier talent and the technical "whisperer" skills to ensure AI-generated output is flawless, secure, and scalable. Success requires an innovative mind, a proven track record of delivering next-generation products, and a passion for AI-native execution.
What You Will Do
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high-velocity team of engineers, fostering a culture of AI adoption and rapid execution
- Embrace and incubate AI-native workflows, leveraging Claude and LLMs to fundamentally change the math on development speed
- Operate as a "Player-Coach," remaining deeply hands-on to ship production-ready code and solve complex technical problems
- Collaborate with product teams to transform intent into functional reality using rigorous, spec-driven design
- Partner with stakeholders to explain AI-generated architectures, ensuring the final product matches initial intent flawlessly
- Work within Agile cycles to design, audit, and support technical solutions, serving as the ultimate fail-safe for AI output
- Lead efforts to bridge I=E (Intent = Execution), guaranteeing high-leverage output without technical debt or hallucinations
- Conduct design and code reviews to ensure AI-generated code meets world-class standards for quality and integrity
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- At least 7 years’ experience in software development
- At least 5 years’ experience in people management
- At least 3 years of experience with cloud-based data platforms (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering or data engineering
- 1+ years of experience with LLM coding assistance tools such as Claude, Windsurf, Copilot or comparable tools
- 3+ years of experience with AWS
Benefits
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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.
Contact Information
For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
Application Instructions
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.