Director, Software Engineering

Director, Software Engineering at Capital One

WeWork Reforma Latino (97001), Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico

Overview

Capital One is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead, manage, mentor, and build extremely talented software engineering teams to deliver game-changing technologies. The director must have the ability to attract and recruit the industry’s best talent, and simultaneously have the technical chops to ensure that we build compelling, customer-oriented solutions in an iterative methodology.

As a candidate, you can seamlessly switch from diving deep into technology with engineers to driving high-level, strategic discussions. You are a naturally curious technologist, stay on top of emerging trends, and experiment with nascent technologies. You question existing processes and solutions while focusing on business value and priorities.

This technology leader will manage the cloud infrastructure of our critical platform and the underlying ecosystem of services (feature management, edge infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and all associated components in AWS) for one of the largest and most digitally advanced financial institutions serving millions of customers across multiple lines of business.

You thrive in a fast-paced, technologically forward-leaning environment and will bring solid experience with emerging and traditional technologies such as AWS, Java, Python, New Relic, Splunk, Datadog, Swift, Kotlin, among others.

Responsibilities

• Influence executive stakeholders
• Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of software engineers and build a culture of accountability
• Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team
• Work with product leaders to define strategy, roadmap and destination architecture
• Manage a portfolio of diverse technology platforms and projects to build scalable applications that meet customer needs
• Continuously improve software engineering practices
• Work within and across Agile 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
• Stay on top of tech trends, experiment with 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

• Intermediate-Advanced English fluency
• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 8 years experience in software development
• At least 7 years experience in people management
• At least 5 years of experience with AWS
• Mexico citizenship or permanent residency

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• 13+ years of experience in software development
• 8+ years of experience with public cloud providers (AWS, GCP)
• 8+ years of experience in Agile practices
• 7+ years of experience with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

EEO Statement

At Capital One, we respect individual differences in culture, religion, and ethnicity. We promote equal opportunities and development for all personnel. The hiring process provides equal employment opportunities to candidates, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil status, national origin, disability, or any other situation protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Contact Information

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