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Director, Software Engineering

New York, NY · On-site

$276K/yr

Director, Software Engineering As a Capital One Director of Software Engineering, you'll work on ... Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team. * Work with ...

Director, Software Engineering

New York, NY · On-site

$276K/yr

Director, Software Engineering As a Capital One Director of Software Engineering, you'll work on ... Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team. * Work with ...

Lead, mentor, and develop software engineers, and test engineers across front-end, back-end, systems, and platform engineering functions * Establish scalable engineering organization, processes, and ...

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Lead, mentor, and develop a team of embedded software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing engineering culture. * Provide technical guidance, architectural oversight, and hands-on ...

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Hire, mentor, and manage a team of embedded software and cryptographic engineers, fostering technical growth, accountability, and high performance. * Drive Software Development Excellence: Establish ...

The Software Engineering Manager will lead and mentor an Agile team, ensuring high performance and the implementation of superior software while promoting the company's culture and mission.

Sr Director, Software Engineering As a Capital One Senior Director of Software Engineering, you'll ... Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team * Encourage ...

In this role, you will manage, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers, driving the design, development, and delivery of reliable, high-quality applications and services. You will play a key ...

Software Engineering. Location: Plano, TX. * Codes from scratch; If role focus is on modifying ... Primarily interacts with supervisors, project leaders, mentors, or other professionals in the same ...

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How much do software engineering mentor jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 19, 2026, the average yearly pay for software engineering mentor in the United States is $147,524.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $120,000.00 and $173,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the typical responsibilities of a Software Engineering Mentor on a day-to-day basis?

As a Software Engineering Mentor, your daily responsibilities often include guiding less-experienced engineers through code reviews, facilitating technical discussions, and providing one-on-one coaching or troubleshooting support. You may also prepare and lead learning sessions, develop technical resources, and help set personal development goals for your mentees. Collaboration is key, as you'll work closely with diverse teams to identify learning opportunities and ensure mentees are progressing within project timelines. This role allows you to directly impact team productivity and help shape the technical skills and careers of aspiring engineers.

What is a Software Engineering Mentor job?

A Software Engineering Mentor guides and supports aspiring or junior engineers in developing their technical and professional skills. They provide advice on coding best practices, career growth, problem-solving, and industry trends. Mentors may work in companies, bootcamps, or as independent advisors. Their role includes code reviews, mock interviews, and personalized feedback to help mentees succeed in their careers.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Software Engineering Mentor position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Software Engineering Mentor, you need deep programming expertise, hands-on software development experience, and a proven ability to guide others in best engineering practices. Familiarity with version control systems like Git, agile project management tools, and modern software development frameworks is highly valued, as are certifications in relevant programming languages or agile methodologies. Strong communication, patience, and active listening skills help mentors provide constructive feedback and foster growth in mentees. These qualities are essential for building trust, effectively transferring knowledge, and helping others overcome real-world software engineering challenges.

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Infographic showing various Software Engineering Mentor job openings in the United States as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 95% Full Time, 3% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 87% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 9% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $147,524 per year, or $70.9 per hour.
Director, Software Engineering

Director, Software Engineering

Capital One

New York, NY • On-site

$276K/yr

Full-time

Posted 4 days ago


Capital One rating

7.7

Company rating: 7.7 out of 10

Based on 135 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

73rd of 141 rated banks


Job description

Director, Software Engineering

As a Capital One Director of Software Engineering, you'll work on cutting edge AI based applications to power the future of marketing. You will be tasked with leading teams to build a fully automated agentic flow to eliminate inefficiencies from the campaign creation process. Your teams will lead the charge on instrumenting various marketing flows within a campaign (think distributed tracing) to simplify attribution, tracking and trouble shooting a campaign. This an opportunity to redefine what enterprise tooling for marketing looks like in the age of LLMs. The main technologies you will be working with are Python, Java, Vue.js, Postgres, Dynamo DB, Vector stores like Milvus and familiarity with AWS based Infrastructure deployments.

You will:

  • Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of product focused software engineers

  • Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team.

  • Work with product managers to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios

  • Continuously improve software engineering practices

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

  • Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions

  • Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal & external technology communities, and mentor other members of the engineering community

  • Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity

  • Work across to improve the velocity of your and other teams

  • Lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments

  • Break existing monolithic applications into micro service architectures and build new microservices

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree

  • At least 7 years' experience in software development

  • At least 5 years' experience in people management

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or a Master's Degree in Software Engineering

  • 10+ years' of experience in software development

  • 5+ years' of experience in Agile 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.

McLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Director, Software Engineering


New York, NY: $293,600 - $335,100 for Director, Software Engineering


Richmond, VA: $244,700 - $279,200 for Director, Software Engineering


San Francisco, CA: $293,600 - $335,100 for Director, 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 theCapital 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.

For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com

Capital 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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