Vice President - Software Engineering

Overview

Voyager (94001), India, Bangalore, Karnataka

Vice President - Software Engineering

At Capital One, we think big and do bigger things. We were the first company to develop and offer mass customization and personalization of credit card, auto loans and other financial services products, and we have been innovating relentlessly ever since. Today, we are a progressive financial services powerhouse spanning Credit Cards, Auto Loans, Retail and Commercial Banking and at the same time a high-tech company, a scientific laboratory, and a well-recognized brand all in one. We are a passionate and entrepreneurial team with heart – a team that embraces bold ideas, fosters collaboration, and delivers world-class products and services impacting over 100 million customer accounts. 

Still founder-led by Chairman and CEO Richard Fairbank, we dare to dream, disrupt and deliver a better way for our customers, the financial industry and for each other. Our goal is simple – bring ingenuity, simplicity and humanity to an industry ripe for change. At DataLabs, Capital One India, we solve fundamental business problems at scale using cutting-edge technology, advanced analytics, data science and machine learning. We specialize in deriving valuable insights about various aspects of the business - including product and process design, consumer behavior, regulatory risk, and much more - from large volumes of data to build cutting edge patentable products at an industrial scale. 

We are looking for a senior Technology leader to spearhead our foray into autonomous and intelligent data products that solve the full gamut of business needs. This role involves working with senior leadership across the company to understand contemporary business needs, and work with Engineering, Product, Design and Data Science groups to lead tech delivery of large product builds. The role encompasses recruiting, developing and motivating an exceptional team that is drawn from elite campuses in India and abroad, and focused on our mission to develop world class data products. 

Responsibilities: 

• Lead with humility and grow talented engineering teams who are building the next gen capabilities that will be commercialized 

• Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers in your teams 

• Raise accountability and strive to build a culture that continuously raises the bar for excellence 

• Build a strong sense of psychological safety on your teams and adjacent teams 

• Engage with stakeholders to define strategic imperatives and execute roadmaps that create original digital customer products and services 

• Work within and across agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across a full-stack of industry leading development tools and technologies 

• Bring 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 community 

• Encourage innovation, foster diversity and inclusion, challenge the status quo, and leverage cutting-edge technologies, and offer, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization 

• Leverage and contribute to the open-source community 

• Partner with leaders across the company to architect, design and develop enterprise platforms, including large scale data and machine learning applications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

• At least 15 years of experience in software engineering 

• At least 5 years of experience in people management 

• At least 5 years of experience leading multiple teams within an agile environment

• At least 3 years of experience managing other managers including talent development, performance management, team building and succession planning 

• At least 4 years of experience building and launching SaaS solutions 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science

• 13+ years of experience in Software Engineering 

• 8+ years of experience in Agile practices 

• Experience with configuration management and infrastructure automation tools 

• Experience with Cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP) 

• Experience leading horizontal DevOps/Developer tooling teams 

• Experience in leading AI/ML projects

• Demonstrated experience and success pursuing best practices for teams of software engineers 

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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.

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