Director, Software Engineering--Conversational Messaging Platform
Vienna, VA

Job Description

Towers Crescent (12066), United States of America, Vienna, Virginia

At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.

Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.

Director, Software Engineering--Conversational Messaging Platform

Do you think about writing beautiful code while eating breakfast? Do you build applications you are proud of and want to tell your friends about? Do you get excited scaling web and mobile applications to millions of users? Do you appreciate elegant solutions but also know when to build simple first and iterate?

Capital One is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead, manage, mentor, and build an extremely talented software engineering team to deliver a game changing customer experience across all customer touch points. This leader must have the ability to attract and recruit the industry's best talent, and simultaneously have the technical chops to ensure that what we build compelling, customer oriented solutions in an iterative methodology. Success in the role requires an innovative mind, a proven track record of delivering new consumer-facing software products, rigorous analytical skills, and a passion for creating market-leading software for millions of customers.

Responsibilities:

* Manage application/software development to deliver technology prototypes in support of business assessment
* Manage a broad portfolio of diverse technology projects to provide web, mobile, and integration solutions
* Recruit, motivate, mentor, and lead the best application engineering talent
* Manage technology support teams to develop business applications, or ensure business applications have high availability and adequate performance, to include demonstrating year-over-year performance improvement
* Build technical credibility with the broader engineering org and recruit top engineers
* Build products that are accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelors Degree or military experience
* At least 3 years' experience leading software engineering teams
* At least 5 years' experience with object-oriented programming and design, including Java
* At least 5 years' experience in developing web applications, architectural standards, and SOA technologies

Preferred Qualifications:

* Masters Degree
* 7+ years experience in agile development and methodologies
* 5+ years experience using the following: Java, Ruby, Python, Scala, HTML5, LAMP STACK, and web development technologies
* 5+ years experience building consumer-facing web and mobile software solutions at scale
* 5+ years experience with rapid prototyping and interface design testing

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.