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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr Director, Software Engineering - **Company:** Capital One Financial Corporation - **Location:** Dover, DE, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $314,800.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Big Data, Mobile Application Development, Cloud Computing, Mobile Application Software, Node.Js, NoSQL, Prometheus, Software Engineering, GitHub Copilot, ReactJS, Backend, Containerization, Information Technology, Restful APIs, Golang, Microservices - **Published:** July 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/6B6BC36605CB4F7398E56E53886DC3EB/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree * At least 9 years' experience in software development * At least 7 years' experience in people management Preferred Qualifications: * Master's Degree in Computer Science or a Master's Degree in Software Engineering * 13+ years' of experience in software development * 8+ years' of experience in Agile practices * 1+ years of experience leveraging AI-assisted coding tools (Claude Code, Github Copilot) to accelerate software delivery ## Description As a Capital One Senior Director of Software Engineering, you'll work on everything from customer-facing web and mobile applications using cutting-edge open source frameworks, to highly-available RESTful microservices, to back-end Java based systems using the hottest techniques in Big Data. You'll bring solid experience in modern, cloud-native technologies such as: Java, GO, node.js, React, NoSQL databases, AI Agents, and AWS/Cloud Infrastructure. We value polyglot leaders capable of navigating a diverse and evolving stack, including traditional systems. Financial Core Tech is the engine behind Capital One's financial integrity. We build and scale the mission-critical enterprise platforms that record every customer transaction with 100% precision. As part of the Prometheus Financial Core (PFC) team, you will empower our lines of business to innovate at speed-building the infrastructure that allows us to launch next-generation financial products safely and seamlessly for millions of customers. Areas of Focus: Leadership & People * Lead, manage, and grow multiple teams of product focused software engineers * Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team * Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity Technical Strategy & Architecture * Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions * Break existing monolithic applications into microservice architectures and build new microservices * Lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments Process & Improvement * Continuously improve software engineering practices, leading the transformation to AI-native development practices * Work to improve the velocity of your and other teams * Work with product managers to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios * Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across a full-stack development tools and technologies ## Related Videos - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Inside Mercedes-Benz: How CIO Katrin Lehmann is Empowering 5,000 Developers and Driving Digital Change](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1360-inside-mercedes-benz-how-cio-katrin-lehmann-is-empowering-5-000-developers-and-driving-digital-change) - [NoSQL Data Modeling for Front-end Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/297-nosql-data-modeling-for-front-end-developers) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How Much FAANG Companies Actually Pay Software Engineers in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/230-how-much-faang-companies-actually-pay-software-engineers-in-2025) - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)