Senior Director, Full-stack Engineer (Remote)

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree or higher in computer science or a related quantitative field, such as statistics, economics, operations research, analytics, mathematics, or engineering.
• At least 7 years of people-management experience.
• At least 9 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture, enterprise architecture and design patterns, cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud), and data architecture.
• Preferred: Masters degree in computer science or software engineering.
• Preferred: 12+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture, enterprise architecture and design patterns, web technologies (including JavaScript, TypeScript, and SPA frameworks), distributed HPC and ML systems, cloud computing, and data architecture.
• Preferred: 12+ years of professional coding experience with commonly used languages such as Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Rust, C#, or Scala.
• Preferred: 10+ years of experience with databases and database management systems, and with public cloud platforms, cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies.
• Preferred: 12+ years of experience across the full system-development lifecycle, from conception and architecture through implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Preferred: 12+ years of experience with networking protocols and integration with third-party distributed systems.
• Preferred: 7+ years mentoring senior engineers and supporting professional development in technical teams.
• Preferred: 3+ years leading cross-domain architecture reviews or establishing coding and design standards.
• Preferred: Expertise applying agentic AI coding tools strategically to address systemic development challenges, with hands-on use of AI-driven tools, frameworks, or modern software-development practices.
• Preferred: Fintech experience, particularly in payment processing, merchant services, or digital payment architecture.
• Preferred: Experience iteratively delivering enterprise software, large-scale data migrations, and platform transformations in fintech or large enterprise organizations.
• Preferred: Experience architecting, testing, and operating real-time distributed data systems and high-volume pipelines.
• Preferred: Strong ownership and a destination-backwards approach to navigating ambiguity; ability to partner strategically and challenge constructively across Product, Design, Risk, and Enterprise Tech leadership.
• Preferred: Demonstrated ability to build engineering culture and mentor, attract, develop, and elevate top talent.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, manage, and grow multiple teams of product-focused software engineers.
• Set long-term technical strategy and architecture standards for enterprise platforms.
• Partner with senior engineering and business leaders to align product roadmaps with scalable technology capabilities.
• Guide talent strategy, including succession planning, skills development, and equitable opportunities across engineering teams.
• Mentor engineers and support their professional and technical growth.
• Work with product managers to understand application capabilities and testing needs, then deliver market-driven features and customer experiences.
• Continuously strengthen software-engineering practices.
• Collaborate within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support full-stack technical solutions.
• Own the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of our solutions.
• Stay current with technology trends, experiment with new tools, participate in technology communities, and mentor the broader engineering community.
• Foster innovation, inclusion, teamwork, self-organization, and creative thinking, while encouraging adoption of advanced technologies.
• Improve delivery velocity across our teams and the wider organization.
• Lead deployment of new and existing applications in AWS environments.

Technologies:

• Agentic AI
• AI
• AWS
• Azure
• C#
• Cloud
• Support
• Java
• JavaScript
• Network
• Python
• Rails
• Rust
• Scala
• TypeScript
• Web
• Fullstack

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We are Capital One, and we are seeking a remote-eligible Senior Director, Full-stack Engineer for our Global Payment Network (GPN) Technology organization. Our teams design, build, and operate mission-critical systems that move money across domestic and international payment rails, using a high-volume, low-latency, resilient, secure, and accurate distributed ecosystem. In this role, you will help shape large-scale payment products, simplify global participant integration, and advance capabilities such as real-time transaction processing, fraud and risk mitigation, automation, and AI-native engineering. We value inclusive collaboration, engineering excellence, continuous learning, and innovative customer-focused solutions. The position is open to remote employees, with listed annual salary ranges of $286,200–$326,700 for remote locations, Plano, Richmond, and Riverwoods, and $314,800–$359,300 for McLean; compensation varies by work location and may include performance incentives. We provide a comprehensive benefits program supporting health, financial, and overall well-being, with eligibility based on role and employment status.

last updated 43 week of 2026