Hiring: Director, Software Engineer (Global Payment Network) Company: Capital One Location: McLean, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-02 17:56:43 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Software Engineering, People Management, Global Payment Network, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Cloud-Native, AWS, Java, Go, Node.js, Python, React, AngularJS, REST, JSON, XML, NoSQL, Relational Databases, Spark, Artifactory, Maven, iOS, Android, Agile, AI Tooling, Claude Code, Windsurf, AI Agents, Low-Latency Systems, High-Volume Systems, Full-Stack Development 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 professional and technical development of engineers - Collaborate with product managers to understand 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 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, cutting-edge technology adoption, inclusion, and outside-the-box thinking - Work across teams to improve velocity - Lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments - Break down monolithic applications into microservice architectures and build new microservices - Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling beyond basic code completion to accelerate productivity (preferred) Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree - Master's Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering (preferred) - Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position Compensation: - McLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Director, Software Engineering - Houston, TX: $244,700 - $279,200 - 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 - This role is also 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!