Hiring: Director, Software Engineer (Global Payment Network) Company: Capital One Location: Deerfield, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-02 17:56:43 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Software Engineering Leadership, People Management, Global Payment Networks, Distributed Systems, Cloud-Native, AWS, Microservices, RESTful APIs, Java, Go, Node.js, Python, React, AngularJS, NoSQL, Relational Databases, Spark, Maven, Artifactory, iOS, Android, Agile, AI Tooling, Low-Latency Systems, High-Volume Systems Experience: - At least 7 years of experience in software engineering - At least 5 years of experience in people management - 10+ years of experience in software engineering (preferred) - 5+ years of experience in Agile practices (preferred) Required Skills: - Lead, manage, and grow multiple teams of product-focused software engineers - Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers - Partner with product managers to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios - Continuously improve software engineering practices - Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions using full-stack development tools and technologies - Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of solutions - Stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, and mentor the engineering community - Encourage innovation, inclusion, outside-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity - Work across teams to improve velocity - Lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments - Break down existing monolithic applications into microservice architectures and build new microservices - Solid experience with emerging and traditional technologies such as node.js, Java, GO, AngularJS, React, Python, REST, JSON, XML, Ruby, Perl, NoSQL databases, relational databases, Spark, Artifactory, Maven, iOS, Android, and AWS/Cloud Infrastructure Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree - Master's Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering (preferred) - Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion (preferred) - Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position Compensation: - Houston, TX: $244,700 - $279,200 - McLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 - Plano, TX: $244,700 - $279,200 - Riverwoods, IL: $244,700 - $279,200 - Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location - Eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI) - Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!