Senior Manager, Software Engineering, Fullstack (Global Payment Network) at Capital One
McLean, VA
$209,000–$262,400from the description
Jul 14, 2026
McLean, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering leadership role within a debit card payment network, overseeing a team building distributed microservices and full-stack cloud solutions for transaction processing, fraud detection, and settlement systems. The work spans multiple languages and cloud infrastructure, with responsibilities split between hands-on technical guidance and managing a portfolio of projects. Suits an experienced engineering manager with a strong full-stack background.
Senior level · 6+ years · Houston, TX · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 4 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 550 people in the Houston, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 410–710
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $175,946 (middle half $139,430–$217,388). 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 Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
This role is a people-management position (Sr. Manager) requiring at least 4 years of people management experience as a hard gate; 7+ years is listed as preferred. SOC 11-3021 is the primary classification, though the JD also expects hands-on coding and technical evaluation, making 15-1252 a reasonable runner-up.
The posting lists multiple locations (Houston TX, McLean VA, Plano TX, Riverwoods IL) with salary ranges of $209,000–$238,500 (TX/IL) and $229,900–$262,400 (VA). The figures above reflect the full range across all listed locations.
JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python, and Go are listed together in the Basic Qualifications as a group from which the candidate must have experience in at least one; JavaScript is used as the primary name with the others captured as alternatives.
HTML/CSS, Docker, Kubernetes, NoSQL databases, and open source frameworks appear in a narrative 'What You'll Do' section describing the team's stack rather than in a formal requirements block, so they are treated as preferred/context rather than hard gates.
Agile practices and AI tooling experience appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
Capital One notes it will consider sponsoring employment authorization for this position.
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