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# Senior Software Engineering Manager

- **Company:** Capital One
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £60,616.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Software Engineering
- **Published:** September 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5877291696

## About the Role

* You'll have experience in leading and supporting multi-disciplined engineering teams to achieve business goals
 * You're comfortable in reaching technical trade-offs between short-term team and long-term business needs
 * You're passionate about recruiting and developing great engineering talent
 * You'll demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively and work together across engineering to maximise inner-sourcing opportunities and reduce waste

What you'll get to learn (any previous experience would be advantageous)

 * An in-depth understanding and experience working with the cloud/AWS and the opportunities that it brings
 * Solving real world problems and being comfortable working in a complex regulated environment

## Description

* You'll support a cross-functional group of 3 to 4 engineering teams to design, develop and integrate software features that are delightful and vital to the lives of credit card consumers across all walks of life
 * Coach and nurture your engineering managers on how to build, empower and operate teams to achieve their goals
 * Collaborate with product managers and designers on the overall product roadmap for a key business goal
 * Provide sound stewardship of the platform and capabilities created and owned by your teams
 * Be part of the engineering leadership team that evolves and enhances our capability, by defining and adopting best practices
 * Play a lead role in the development of your teams culture, their vision and how they achieve it
 * Work with associates across the business to identify, lead and drive change that impacts associates beyond your team


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