Senior Director, Full-stack Engineer (Developer Experience)

About the role

As a Senior Director, Full‑stack Engineer at Capital One, you will lead high‑performing engineering teams to define the future of banking in the cloud. You will partner closely with product managers, designers, architects and executive leaders to deliver scalable, customer‑centric solutions. Senior Directors are technical people leaders who drive engineering strategy, guide complex architectural decisions, and translate business goals into impactful technology platforms. You will foster a culture of engineering excellence and inclusivity, balance technical depth with empowered team leadership, mentor managers and engineers, drive workforce strategy, and actively recruit top‑tier talent. You will also serve as a key owner for your domain’s technical health, delivery velocity and system resilience while shaping long‑term technology strategy and platform roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of product‑focused software engineers.
• Shape long‑term technical strategy and architecture standards for enterprise platforms.
• Partner with senior engineering and business leaders to align product roadmaps with scalable technology capabilities.
• Drive talent strategy, ensuring succession planning, skill development, and equitable opportunity across engineering teams.
• 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 and develop market‑driven application capabilities and customer experiences.
• 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 toolset and technologies.
• Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions.
• 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 the organization to improve the velocity of your and other teams.
• Lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering).
• At least 7 years of people management experience.
• At least 9 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
• At least 9 years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns.
• At least 9 years of experience in cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
• At least 9 years of experience in data architecture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture.
• 12+ years of experience in enterprise architecture and design patterns.
• 12+ years of experience in web technologies (JavaScript, TypeScript, and SPA frameworks).
• 12+ years of experience designing and building distributed HPC and ML systems.
• 12+ years of experience in cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
• 12+ years of experience in data architecture.
• 12+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages such as Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, Scala.
• 10+ years of experience with database and database management systems.
• 12+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support.
• 7+ years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), cloud‑based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
• 12+ years of experience with networking protocols and integration with third‑party distributed systems.
• 7+ years of experience mentoring senior engineers and driving professional development within technical teams.
• 3+ years of experience leading cross‑domain architectural reviews or establishing coding and design standards.
• Expertise in the strategic application of agentic AI coding tools to solve systemic development challenges.

Pay

• McLean, VA: $314,800 – $359,300
• New York, NY: $343,400 – $392,000
• Plano, TX: $286,200 – $326,700
• Richmond, VA: $286,200 – $326,700
• Other locations: salary range will reflect the market rate for the specific location.

This role is also eligible to earn performance‑based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long‑term incentives.

Benefits

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits that support your total well‑being. Eligibility varies based on full‑ or part‑time status, exempt or non‑exempt status, and management level.