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Plano, Texas, United States
Onsite
As a Capital One Senior Director of Software Engineering, you’ll spearhead our AI initiatives, developing and managing elite technical teams to architect next-generation intelligent solutions. You will champion everything from enterprise LLM orchestration and generative AI pipelines integrated into web/mobile frontends, to high-throughput, low-latency microservices for real-time model inference. You'll bring deep expertise in scaling production-grade machine learning systems and traditional architectures.
You will:
Lead, manage, and scale multiple high-performing teams of AI and machine learning focused software engineers to drive our AI initiatives.
Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers, cultivating deep expertise in MLOps, LLM architecture, and advanced data science practices.
Partner with product managers and data scientists to translate desired intelligent application capabilities, model validation strategies, and evaluation frameworks into production-ready software.
Continuously mature AI engineering practices, championing robust frameworks for model lineage, continuous training (CT), and secure, ethical AI deployment.
Collaborate within and across Agile teams to architect, train, test, implement, and support scalable technical solutions across full-stack AI and distributed cloud technologies.
Lead the technical craftsmanship, model reproducibility, low-latency availability, and enterprise-grade scalability of your intelligent solutions.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree
At least 9 years’ experience in software development
At least 7 years’ experience in AI development
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a Master’s Degree in Software Engineering
13+ years’ of experience in software development
8+ years’ of experience in AI best practices
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
Plano, TX: $286,200 - $326,700 for Sr. Dir, Software Engineering
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.
This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.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 RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
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