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161 Bay Street (93021), Canada, Toronto,Toronto, Ontario,Director, Software EngineeringDirector, Software EngineeringAt Capital One, we\xe2\x80\x99re building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit.We are succeeding because they are succeeding.Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.Working with us.How do we do things at Capital One Canada? We listen \xe2\x80\x94 to our people, and to our customers. We change with the times and have adopted a flexible hybrid model. Associates working in the hybrid model are expected to come into the office 3 days a week across Tuesdays and Thursdays, reserving Mondays and Fridays as company-wide virtual days. As was true before the pandemic, expectations of being in the office will be balanced with personal life flexibility.At Capital One we\xe2\x80\x99re committed to . We strive to build a culture where diverse perspectives are valued, innovative ideas are encouraged and inclusive behaviors are embedded in everything we do to positively impact associates. Strive to build a culture where diverse perspectives are valued, innovative ideas are encouraged and to help challenge the status quo and create the best outcomes for everyone.We\xe2\x80\x99re focused on helping associates live well\xe2\x80\x94physically, financially and emotionally. When you join us, we support you and those who are most important to you, offering full coverage for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents. We\xe2\x80\x99ve designed our to be flexible, comprehensive and consistent across our organization. From health and fitness center discounts, to training and professional development programs\xe2\x80\x94and much more\xe2\x80\x94you\xe2\x80\x99ll discover that Capital One is committed to helping you live your best life.A day in the life of a Capital One Director of Software Engineering.You\xe2\x80\x99ll lead the teams in and drive the mission and vision of the Engineering organization focused on developing foundational technology capabilities that accelerate the pace deliveries for customer-facing web and mobile applications. We are excited to write the next chapter of engineering excellence through investment in Site Reliability, Developer Experience and Developer Tooling to elevate the technology offerings and business opportunities. We have a diverse ecosystem of highly-available RESTful microservices and streaming real-time systems hosted on leading edge AWS Cloud assets. Our applications leverage open source frameworks and strong software engineering principles that offer a diverse array of challenging, fun, and impactful problems in scalability, monitoring, and automation capabilities. We are looking for a servant leader whose people-first approach and engineering mindset elevates the safe and collaborative culture of the teams and enables delivery of excellence.If you are a true technologist at heart with the ability and business acumen to partner with business clients in a way that inspires them to challenge the status quo and want to provide an inspiring and compelling working environment that allows your engineering team to push the digital boundaries within the Financial Services industry.At Capital One, we recognize the competitive advantage of psychological safety and ensure all our teams thrive. Bring yourself, your passions, curiosity, an open mind, and experiences and let\xe2\x80\x99s have a chat!Responsibilities:Lead with humility and grow talented engineering who are building the next level of engineering capabilities in Developer Experience, Developer Tooling, and Site ReliabilityMentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers in your teamsRaise accountability and strive to build a culture that continuously raises the bar for excellenceBuild a strong sense of psychological safety on your teams and adjacent teamsEngage with stakeholders to define strategic imperatives and execute roadmaps that create original digital customer products and servicesWork within and across agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across a full-stack of industry leading development tools and technologiesBring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal and external technology communities, and mentor other members of the engineering communityEncourage innovation, foster diversity and inclusion, challenge the status quo, and leverage cutting-edge technologies, and offer, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organizationLeverage and and contribute to the open source communityPartner with leaders across the company to architect, design and develop enterprise platforms, including large scale data and machine learning applicationsBasic Qualifications:At Least 10 years of experience in software engineeringAt Least 7 years of experience in people managementAt Least 3 years of experience leading multiple teams within an agile environmentAt Least 1 year of experience managing other managers including talent development, performance management, team building and succession planningDemonstrated experience and success pursuing best practices for teams of software engineersBachelor\xe2\x80\x99s DegreePreferred Qualifications:(Don\xe2\x80\x99t have them all? Don\xe2\x80\x99t worry. We\xe2\x80\x99ll help you develop the right skills for the job)Master\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering13+ years\xe2\x80\x99 of experience in software development8+ years\xe2\x80\x99 of experience in Agile practicesExperience with configuration management and infrastructure automation toolsExperience with Cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)Experience leading horizontal DevOps/Developer tooling teamsWe may use your information for automated decision making. We may, for certain purposes, render a decision based exclusively on automated processing of your personal information as a part of the candidate screening process.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.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.For technical support or questions about Capital One\'s recruiting process, please send an email toCapital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

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