Description
We are building the next generation of engineering and operational excellence enablers: AI-powered tools, accelerators, and paved-road practices that make it dramatically easier for teams across People Tech to deliver software with speed, quality, and confidence.
This is a people leadership role for someone who is equally a technical thought leader and a hands-on solution architect.
As a Senior Manager, Full-Stack Engineer (People Leader) you will lead a team that builds and scales the foundational capabilities other engineering teams rely on, while shaping and architecting those solutions yourself.
Responsibilities:
- Set Technical Vision: Establish the strategic roadmap for AI-driven engineering and operational excellence, leveraging expertise in CI/CD, DevEx, automation, and AI to accelerate software delivery.
- Architect Solutions: Design reusable AI accelerators, automated tooling, and paved-road workflows that eliminate friction across the developer experience.
- Advance Operational Excellence: Implement built-in practices and tooling to ensure high quality, reliability, and continuous delivery are standard across all teams.
- Lead Engineers: Coach and elevate a high-performing engineering team, translating ambiguous enterprise missions into clear, actionable roadmaps.
- Partner & Influence: Align cross-functional leadership, product managers, and engineering teams to drive broad adoption of platform solutions.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering)
- At least 6 years of experience in software engineering
- At least 3 years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), cloud-based productivity tools, or virtualization technologies
- At least 3 years of people management experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 5+ years of experience leading architectural design reviews and influencing enterprise-wide technical standards and methodologies
- Experience with database and database management systems, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing frameworks
- Experience using Git-based version-control systems
- Experience troubleshooting technical issues within cloud environments
- Experience contributing to open source frameworks
- Experience with front-end JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks
- Experience creating synchronous and asynchronous APIs
- Experience coding with multiple programming languages
- Experience leveraging modern AI-based coding tools and IDE copilots
- Experience managing multi-team engineering organizations or leading strategic technical programs spanning multiple domains
Salary Information:
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are: McLean, VA: $229,900 - $262,400 Richmond, VA: $209,000 - $238,500
Benefits:
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.