Capital One · 1 day ago
Director, Software Engineering
McLean, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$269K/yr - $307K/yr
7+ years expCapital One is a financial services company, and they are seeking a Director of Software Engineering in Financial Crimes Investigations and Anti-Money Laundering (AML). In this strategic leadership role, you will drive the technical vision and execution for the Risk Tech organization, leading multiple teams of software engineers while ensuring the development of innovative solutions to combat financial crimes.
BankingCredit CardsFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of product focused software engineers
Actively attract, interview, and elevate top engineering talent. Mentor and guide the professional development of engineers, cultivating an environment where they can thrive
Work with product leaders 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
Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions
Demonstrate high quality in operations, managing incidents, application performance, and resilience while avoiding technical debt
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
Continuously improve software engineering practices
Lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments
Guide stakeholders and teams to embrace strategic solutions that align with organizational goals for AML, ensuring solutions are built for long-term sustainability and scale
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree
At least 7 years' experience in software development
At least 5 years' experience in people management
Preferred
Master's Degree in Computer Science or a Master's Degree in Software Engineering
10+ years' of experience in software development
10+ years' of experience in cloud computing (building applications in AWS)
5+ years' of experience in Agile practices
3+ years' of experience deploying machine learning models and LLMs
Familiarity with Industry standards related to software and data engineering
Benefits
Performance based incentive compensation
Cash bonus(es)
Long term incentives (LTI)
Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits
Company
Capital One
Capital One is a financial services company that provides banking, credit card, auto loan, savings, and commercial banking services.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Capital One has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (723)
2024 (488)
2023 (545)
2022 (909)
2021 (672)
2020 (944)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.45BKey Investors
Berkshire Hathaway
2025-09-11Post Ipo Debt· $2.75B
2025-01-30Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2023-05-15Post Ipo Equity· $954M
Leadership Team
Lo Li
CTO, Managing Vice President Retail Bank
Daniel Arellano
Senior Vice President, Business Cards and Payments
Recent News
2026-01-04
The Motley Fool
2026-01-04
Company data provided by crunchbase