161 Bay Street (93021), Canada, Toronto,Toronto, Ontario,Senior Manager, Software Engineering
About Capital One Canada.
For 30 years, we've been on a mission to change banking for good. We challenge the traditional bank stereotype by integrating machine learning, conversational AI and design thinking into our core operations. We're a bank a tech company would build, where your work directly shapes innovative solutions that impact millions of Canadians.
We're driven by fearless curiosity, bold innovation, and a collective of authentic people working together to redefine what's possible. Technology isn’t just part of our strategy, it is our strategy. Everything we do serves our vision and the creation of what's next.
About the Team:
Join Capital One in Canada as we build the products that enable our millions of international Card customers. As part of a leading technology organization, you will work alongside our talented team of developers, product managers and people leaders to build cutting edge tools to accelerate developer productivity across tens of thousands of software engineers and business partners. You will drive innovation at multiple levels, helping optimize business outcomes while driving towards strong technology solutions.
At Capital One, developer experience is a business priority. The Engineering 360 (E360) team reshapes how thousands of software engineers build, test and ship code. You will focus on optimizing the developer experience from initial code commit to pull-request merge. You will architect enterprise-scale tools, pioneer cutting-edge AI integration, and eliminate workflow friction across the entire Card Technology ecosystem.
About the Role:
As a Capital One Senior Manager, Software Engineering, you’ll bring your unique and extensive experience, perspective and strong communication skills to work hand in hand with tech and business leaders to shape the future technical direction of Card Tech and beyond.
You’ll help:
Drive AI-powered Developer Productivity: architect and scale modern AI developer capabilities, such as local MCP integrations, token optimization techniques, and OpenSpec standards.
Optimize the Inner Loop: standard developer environments and speed up feedback loops using Dev Containers, smart PR validation workflows, and automated code review optimizations.
Enhance Enterprise Infrastructure: lead key initiatives around GitHub ecosystem management, internal library optimization, and developer tooling efficiency at enterprise scale.
Lead and Innovate: partner closely with engineering leaders, product managers, and business stakeholder to turn developer friction into automated, high-impact solutions.
Your Responsibilities:
Lead with technical expertise and a proven track record of architecting developer platforms, internal tools or enterprise CI/CD systems.
Apply deep hands on experience to core tooling around containerization (Docker, Dev Containers), GitHub workflows, and modern software build systems.
Build and contribute to AI and platform innovation with strong technical proficiency in LLM tooling, local AI integration patterns (MCP), token optimization, and API/spec frameworks.
Foster strong engineering culture with a passion for developer advocacy, mentoring engineers, and setting technical standards across large engineering organizations.
Directly lead a team of 6+ engineers to build solutions
Participate in talent and succession planning, encourage innovation, implement cutting-edge technologies, elevate inclusion, offer out of the box thinking, celebrate teamwork, self-organization and diversity
Bring passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technology, participate in internal & external technology communities, and mentor other members of the engineering community
Basic Qualifications:
At least 4 years of experience leading a team within an agile environment
At least 4 years of experience providing direct people leadership including talent development, performance management, team building and succession planning
At least 10 years of experience as a hands-on software engineer
Knowledge of software engineering best practices including security, automated testing, continuous delivery (CI/CD), high-availability and system resiliency
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, or another cloud service
Experience with full stack software development
Exposure to financial/tech industry
Bachelor's, Master’s or Diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or in related field
Experience leading multiple teams
Demonstrated ability to influence senior business and product stakeholders (Director+) on strategy and roadmaps
At least 5 years of experience managing relationships with Business and/or Product stakeholders, and/or external partners
Working at Capital One.
You’ll be empowered to take end-to-end ownership of your work and your career, backed by a high-performance, hybrid culture and holistic suite of benefits designed to support your whole self.
Take ownership of your own potential: Whether you’re looking to upskill, pivot into new business areas, or master your craft, you’ll have access to tools and mentorship to reach your potential and define your career trajectory.
Find your rhythm: We believe trust fosters the flexibility and autonomy required to balance personal needs with a focus on high performance. We support a hybrid model – with 3 days in the office per week – that gives room for both collaboration and personal commitments.
Benefits built for your life: We take a holistic approach to well-being, providing support for you and those who are most important to you. This includes: full coverage for spouses, domestic partners and dependents, a one-time Work From Home allowance to build your comfortable workspace, up to $3,000 in mental health coverage and up to $5,000 in annual tuition subsidies.
You’ll find that Capital One is committed to helping you thrive and evolve every step of the way.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
The expected annual salary range for this position is $202,400 - $231,000 This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.
We embrace the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the candidate experience and streamline our recruitment processes. However, no hiring decisions are made using AI as every hiring decision is made by our hiring managers, business interviewers, and recruitment professionals. Our teams are equipped with training that empowers them to use AI responsibly.
Capital One Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We consider all qualified applicants and will meet the needs of those requiring reasonable accommodations.
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 ARCanada@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
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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).
