# Director of Software Engineering

**Company**: Capital One
**Location**: London, Eng
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

We are seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead a team of 50+ engineers. As a Director of Software Engineering, you will be responsible for all technologists within a series of our 'outcome teams', established to drive forward business outcomes.

You will be an excellent leader of people and communicator, able to seamlessly switch from executive-level progress conversations, to diving deep into solutions, to contributing to strategic discussions around roadmaps.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Leadership of a team of 50+ technologists (Software Engineers and Architects)

- Working with Product and Design teams on the overall product roadmap for key business capabilities and goals

- Elevating great talent and ensuring a clear agenda for development in the team

- Driving effective delivery with pace and precision across the different outcome teams

- Liaising with and managing enterprise stakeholders primarily based in the US

- Managing a team with a blend of associates and third-party engineers

- Seeking and sharing the context of the wider organisation

- Staying up to date with the latest relevant changes in regulation and enterprise process

- Maintaining broad knowledge and awareness of the latest relevant technologies and engineering practices

- Being a key voice in technical design reviews

- Supporting the career growth and development of the team

We are looking for someone who:

- Has a clear track record of leading large software engineering teams

- Is results-oriented and able to partner with business leaders

- Can solve complex challenges across people, process, and technology

- Possesses excellent critical thinking skills and can provide thoughtful and effective counsel to leaders

- Is passionate about recruiting and developing great engineering talent

- Has excellent communication skills and can adapt to any audience

- Is aware of the latest native developments within AWS and has real-world experience

- Understands the latest cybersecurity trends and how they impact engineering practice

In terms of benefits, we offer:

- Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes

- 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure

- Access to premium care through our private medical insurance

- Enhanced parental leave

- Up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications

This is a permanent position based in our London office, with a hybrid approach to work (3 days in-office, 2 days remote).

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## Skills

### Required
- AWS
- cybersecurity
- software engineering

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