130 5th Ave (22130), United States of America, New York, New York
Sr. Director, Software Engineering
Capital One is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead, manage, mentor, and build highly talented software engineering teams to deliver incredible front-end and SDK based interaction experiences for our ML and AI developer community. The Sr. Director must have the ability to attract and recruit the industry’s best talent, and simultaneously have the technical acumen to ensure that we build compelling, rock solid, customer oriented solutions in an iterative manner. This role within the AI/ML Platform organization will partner with design, engineering, product and technical program management (TPM) stakeholders to influence overall strategy and drive delivery of converged interaction patterns for our enterprise AI and ML Platforms. The Sr. Director will play an active role driving the architecture and implementation of critical custom-built front-end interactions, work with their team to contribute to relevant open source projects, and also partner with our design org to ensure that all platform connection points are built in a consistent and efficient manner and will scale for the future. All of this will align with our long-term strategy of building a truly cutting edge AI and ML platform that will enable our goal of creating real-time and intelligent Capital One customer experiences.
As a candidate for this role, you’re able to seamlessly switch from diving deep into technology with engineers to driving high-level, strategic discussions. You are a naturally curious technologist and stay on top of emerging trends, including hands-on prototyping of nascent technologies. You are not afraid to thoughtfully question existing processes and solutions and demonstrate a keen understanding of delivering business value and understand how to focus on the right priorities.
You will:
Possess great communication skills and demonstrated experience influencing stakeholders and partnering effectively with diverse user groups
Clearly articulate a vision and build consensus around it
Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of product focused full-stack software engineers.
Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team
Work with product leaders and TPMs to define strategy, roadmap and destination architecture
Continuously improve software engineering practices
Work within and across teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across a full-stack of development tools and technologies
Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions
Bring a passion to 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
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree
At least 9 years of experience in software development
At least 7 years of experience in people management
At least 3 years of experience owning an enterprise grade front-end offering.
At least 3 years experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s Degree
13+ years of experience in software development
10+ years of experience in people management
9+ years of experience owning an enterprise grade front-end offering.
At least 5 years experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
3+ years of experience working with or owning a multi-tenant platform and/or machine learning / AI models, either directly or indirectly via platform integrations.
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
New York City (Hybrid On-Site): $321,500 - $366,900 for Sr. Dir, Software Engineering
San Francisco and San Jose, California (Hybrid On-Site): $340,500 - $388,700 for Sr. Dir, Software Engineering
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.
This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.
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. 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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