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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director, Software Engineer (Global Payment Network) - **Company:** Capital One Financial Corporation - **Location:** Houston, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $244,700.0 - $279,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Android Software Development, Apple IOS, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Relational Databases, Perl (Programming Language), Mobile Application Software, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Apache Maven, Node.Js, NoSQL, Ruby, Software Engineering, Extensible Markup Language (XML), ReactJS, Apache Spark, Backend, AngularJS, Information Technology, Low Latency, Restful APIs, Artifactory, Golang, Microservices - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.capitalonecareers.com/job/mclean/director-software-engineer-global-payment-network/1732/99029112768 ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree * At least 7 years of experience in software engineering * At least 5 years of experience in people management, * Master's Degree in Computer Science or Master's Degree in Software Engineering * 10+ years of experience in software engineering * 5+ years of experience in Agile practices * Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion ## Description s a Capital One 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 and machine learning models using the hottest techniques in Big Data. You'll bring 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 to name a few. The Global Payment Network (GPN) Technology organization designs, builds, and operates the mission-critical systems and infrastructure that seamlessly power complex money movement across domestic and international rails. We build and operate a high-volume, low-latency, and highly resilient distributed ecosystem that is simultaneously secure, performant, accurate, and nimble. This team operates with a startup mindset backed by enterprise scale. We are 100% cloud-native, deeply committed to engineering excellence, and aggressive in adopting cutting-edge AI tooling (including Claude Code, Windsurf, and custom AI agents) to dramatically accelerate our development lifecycle. You'll be leading Senior Lead Engineers that are building the resilient, ultra-low-latency backbone of future global commerce. You will: * Lead, manage, and grow multiple teams of product-focused software engineers * Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team * Work 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 your solutions * Bring a passion for staying on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal and external technology communities, and mentor other members of the engineering community * Encourage innovation, the implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity * Work across teams to improve the velocity of your own and other teams * Lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments * Break down existing monolithic applications into microservice architectures and build new microservices ## Related Videos - [Tips and Tricks for Working with JSON](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1229-tips-and-tricks-for-working-with-json) - [Coffee with Developers: David Heinemeier Hansson](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/875-coffee-with-developers-david-heinemeier-hansson) - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [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) - [Introducing JSON Structure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100219-introducing-json-structure) - [Agentic employees in world's most downloaded FinTech app](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100123-agentic-employees-in-world-s-most-downloaded-fintech-app) ## 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) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/162-highest-paying-tech-companies-in-europe) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift)