Director, Software Engineering

WeWork Reforma Latino (97001), Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico

Director, Software Engineering

Capital One is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead, manage, mentor, and build extremely talented software engineering teams to deliver game changing technologies.  The. Director must have the ability to attract and recruit the industry’s best talent, and simultaneously have the technical chops to ensure that we build compelling, customer oriented solutions in an iterative methodology.  

As a candidate for this role, you’re able to seamlessly switch from diving deep into technology with engineers to driving high-level, strategic discussions. You are a naturally curious technologist and stay on top of emerging trends, including hands-on prototyping of nascent technologies. You are not afraid to question any existing processes and solutions, yet you display a keen sense of business value proposition and focus on the right priorities.

This technology leader will be responsible for managing the cloud infrastructure of our critical platform and the underlying ecosystem of services like feature management, edge infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and all associated components in AWS for one of the largest and most digitally advanced financial institutions serving millions of customers across multiple lines of businesses.

You thrive in working in a fast paced, technologically forward leaning environment and are not afraid to push the boundaries. You'll bring solid experience in emerging and traditional technologies such as:  AWS, Java, Python, New Relic, Splunk, Datadog, Swift, Kotlin to name a few.

You will:

• Influence executive stakeholders

• Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of software engineers and build a culture of accountability 

• Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team

• Work with product leaders to define the strategy, roadmap and destination architecture

• Manage a portfolio of diverse technology platforms and projects to build scalable applications that meet our customer needs

•  Continuously improve software engineering practices

• Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across a full-stack of development tools and technologies

• Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions

• Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal & external technology communities, and mentor other members of the engineering community

• Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box   thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity

Basic Qualifications:

• Intermediate-Advanced English fluency

• Bachelor’s Degree

• At least 8 years experience in software development

• At least 7 years experience in people management

• At least 5 years of experience with AWS 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree 

• 13+ years of experience in software development

• 8+ years of experience with public cloud providers (AWS, GCP)

• 8+ years of experience in Agile practices

• 7+ years of experience with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

At Capital One, we respect individual differences in culture, religion, and ethnicity. Likewise, we promote equal opportunities and development for all personnel. In the hiring process, we seek to provide equal employment opportunities to candidates, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil status, national origin, disability, or any other situation protected by federal, state, or local laws. 

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Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe, any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Service Corp (COPSSC), and any position posted in Mexico is for Capital One Technology Labs Mexico.