Senior Manager, Software Engineering, Full Stack (Enterprise Platforms Technology)

Senior Manager, Software Engineering, Full Stack (Enterprise Platforms Technology)

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who solve real problems and meet real customer needs.  We are seeking Full Stack Software Engineers who thrive at the intersection of platform architecture, team building, and delivering at scale. As a Capital One Sr. Manager Software Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One. 

This is a high-impact people leadership role where you'll own the backend services that drive how Capital One's digital products are built, tested, and shipped. You'll manage engineers across multiple teams, partner closely with product and design, and be at the forefront of integrating GenAI into engineering workflows.

What You’ll Do: 

• Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices, and full stack systems to create solutions that  help meet regulatory needs for the company

• Drive the architecture and reliability of backend services built on Java/Spring Boot, Node.js/TypeScript, and Python, deployed on AWS (ECS, Fargate, Lambda, DynamoDB)

• Scale the Server Driven UI platform to meet growing demand from feature teams, reducing onboarding/integration friction toward near-zero

• Champion GenAI adoption across engineering workflows

• Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code

• Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment

• Utilize programming languages like Java, Angular, TypeScript, SQL, Python, and Go, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree

• At least 6 years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply)

• At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

• At least 4 years of people management experience

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master’s Degree

• 9+ years of backend software engineering experience in Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, TypeScript, or Python

• 5+ years of experience building and operating distributed systems on AWS (ECS, Fargate, Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway)

• 7+ years of people management experience including leading multiple teams of 5+ engineers

• Experience building or leading internal developer platforms, shared services, or API-first architectures

• Demonstrated experience driving GenAI/ML adoption into engineering workflows (AI-assisted development, agentic automation, LLM integration)

• Experience in a regulated industry (banking, fintech, healthcare) with familiarity in compliance, vulnerability management, and security practices

• 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks

• 2+ years of experience in Agile practices

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

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $229,900 - $262,400 for Sr. Mgr, Software Engineer