Director, Software Engineering - Risk Tech at Capital One
McLean, VA
$244,700–$307,200from the description
Jul 29, 2026
McLean, VA
Sep 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A people-management role leading multiple software engineering teams within Capital One's Enterprise Risk Management technology organization, focused on modernizing GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) products. The director owns team growth, mentorship, and engineering practices while driving migration from monolithic systems to microservices on AWS. Suited to an experienced engineering leader with at least five years of people management and a broad full-stack technical background.
Senior level · 7+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 380 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 230–580
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $199,482 (middle half $174,883–$233,831). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 1, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The posting lists three salary bands: Cambridge MA and McLean VA at $269,100–$307,200, and Richmond VA at $244,700–$279,200. The figures reported here use the full range across all listed locations ($244,700 min / $307,200 max). The role is also eligible for cash bonuses and long-term incentives.
The 'Director' title maps to a people-management role (11-3021) given the explicit requirements for 5+ years of people management and leading multiple teams. However, the posting also emphasizes hands-on technical breadth, so 15-1252 is noted as a secondary possibility.
The technology list (Node.js, Go, AngularJS, React, Python, Ruby, Perl, NoSQL, Spark, Artifactory, Maven, iOS, Android, etc.) appears in the introductory narrative rather than a formal requirements section, so all are marked preferred. Java, REST, AWS, and microservices are reinforced by the responsibilities section.
The minimum 7 years of software engineering experience and 5 years of people management are hard gates from the Basic Qualifications section. The 10+ years of software engineering experience is a preferred qualification.
Perl is omitted as a distinct skill because it appears only in the introductory stack narrative alongside many other tools and is not reinforced anywhere else in the posting.
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