Hiring: Director, Software Engineering - Risk Tech Company: Capital One Location: McLean, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 17:56:43 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Software Engineering, Risk Tech, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC), Full-Stack Development, Microservices, AWS/Cloud Infrastructure, Agile, People Management, Machine Learning, Big Data 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: - Leading, managing, and growing multiple teams of product-focused software engineers - Mentoring and guiding professional and technical development of engineers - Working with product managers to understand application capabilities and testing scenarios - Continuously improving software engineering practices - Working within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions using full-stack development tools and technologies - Leading craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of solutions - Staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, and mentoring the engineering community - Encouraging innovation, cutting-edge technology implementation, inclusion, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity - Working across teams to improve velocity - Leading efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments - Breaking down monolithic applications into microservice architectures and building new microservices - Solid experience in 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: - McLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Director, Software Engineering - Cambridge, MA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Director, Software Engineering - Richmond, VA: $244,700 - $279,200 for Director, Software Engineering - 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!