Senior Manager, Software Engineering

At Capital One, developer experience is a business priority. The Engineering 360 (E360) team reshapes how thousands of software engineers build, test and ship code. You will focus on optimizing the developer experience from initial code commit to pull-request merge. You will architect enterprise-scale tools, pioneer cutting-edge AI integration, and eliminate workflow friction across the entire Card Technology ecosystem.

About the Role:

As a Capital One Senior Manager, Software Engineering, you’ll bring your unique and extensive experience, perspective and strong communication skills to work hand in hand with tech and business leaders to shape the future technical direction of Card Tech and beyond.

You’ll help:

Drive AI-powered Developer Productivity: architect and scale modern AI developer capabilities, such as local MCP integrations, token optimization techniques, and OpenSpec standards.

Optimize the Inner Loop: standard developer environments and speed up feedback loops using Dev Containers, smart PR validation workflows, and automated code review optimizations.

Enhance Enterprise Infrastructure: lead key initiatives around GitHub ecosystem management, internal library optimization, and developer tooling efficiency at enterprise scale.

Lead and Innovate: partner closely with engineering leaders, product managers, and business stakeholder to turn developer friction into automated, high-impact solutions.

Your Responsibilities:

Lead with technical expertise and a proven track record of architecting developer platforms, internal tools or enterprise CI/CD systems.

Apply deep hands on experience to core tooling around containerization (Docker, Dev Containers), GitHub workflows, and modern software build systems.

Build and contribute to AI and platform innovation with strong technical proficiency in LLM tooling, local AI integration patterns (MCP), token optimization, and API/spec frameworks.

Foster strong engineering culture with a passion for developer advocacy, mentoring engineers, and setting technical standards across large engineering organizations.

Directly lead a team of 6+ engineers to build solutions

Participate in talent and succession planning, encourage innovation, implement cutting-edge technologies, elevate inclusion, offer out of the box thinking, celebrate teamwork, self-organization and diversity

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

Basic Qualifications:

At least 4 years of experience leading a team within an agile environment

At least 4 years of experience providing direct people leadership including talent development, performance management, team building and succession planning

At least 10 years of experience as a hands-on software engineer

Knowledge of software engineering best practices including security, automated testing, continuous delivery (CI/CD), high-availability and system resiliency

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, or another cloud service

Experience with full stack software development

Exposure to financial/tech industry

Bachelor's, Master’s or Diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or in related field

Experience leading multiple teams

Demonstrated ability to influence senior business and product stakeholders (Director+) on strategy and roadmaps

At least 5 years of experience managing relationships with Business and/or Product stakeholders, and/or external partners

At least 10 years of experience contributing to application and/or data design, architecture and development

Working at Capital One.

You’ll be empowered to take end-to-end ownership of your work and your career, backed by a high-performance, hybrid culture and holistic suite of benefits designed to support your whole self.

Take ownership of your own potential: Whether you’re looking to upskill, pivot into new business areas, or master your craft, you’ll have access to tools and mentorship to reach your potential and define your career trajectory.

Find your rhythm: We believe trust fosters the flexibility and autonomy required to balance personal needs with a focus on high performance. We support a hybrid model – with 3 days in the office per week – that gives room for both collaboration and personal commitments.

Benefits built for your life: We take a holistic approach to well-being, providing support for you and those who are most important to you. This includes: full coverage for spouses, domestic partners and dependents, a one-time Work From Home allowance to build your comfortable workspace, up to $3,000 in mental health coverage and up to $5,000 in annual tuition subsidies.

You’ll find that Capital One is committed to helping you thrive and evolve every step of the way.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The expected annualsalary range for this position is $202,400 - $231,000 This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

We embrace the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the candidate experience and streamline our recruitment processes. However, no hiring decisions are made using AI as every hiring decision is made by our hiring managers, business interviewers, and recruitment professionals. Our teams are equipped with training that empowers them to use AI responsibly.

Capital One Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We consider all qualified applicants and will meet the needs of those requiring reasonable accommodations.

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