Senior Software Engineering Manager

Capital One

London, UKhybridPosted May 1, 2026
Posting intelligenceMay be filled, listed long ago

Skills

aws

About the role

White Collar Factory (95009), United Kingdom, London, London

Senior Software Engineering Manager

What you’ll do

You’ll support a cross-functional group of 3 to 4 engineering teams to design, develop and integrate software features that are delightful and vital to the lives of credit card consumers across all walks of life

Coach and nurture your engineering managers on how to build, empower and operate teams to achieve their goals

Collaborate with product managers and designers on the overall product roadmap for a key business goal

Provide sound stewardship of the platform and capabilities created and owned by your teams

Be part of the engineering leadership team that evolves and enhances our capability, by defining and adopting best practices

Play a lead role in the development of your teams culture, their vision and how they achieve it

Work with associates across the business to identify, lead and drive change that impacts associates beyond your team

What we’re looking for

You’ll have experience in leading and supporting multi-disciplined engineering teams to achieve business goals

You’re comfortable in reaching technical trade-offs between short-term team and long-term business needs

You’re passionate about recruiting and developing great engineering talent

You'll demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively and work together across engineering to maximise inner-sourcing opportunities and reduce waste

What you’ll get to learn (any previous experience would be advantageous)

An in-depth understanding and experience working with the cloud/AWS and the opportunities that it brings

Solving real world problems and being comfortable working in a complex regulated environment

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position and can be based in either our London or Nottingham office.

We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home.

We’re big on collaboration and connection, so you’ll be based in our office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Many of our associates have flexible working arrangements, and we're open to talking about an arrangement that works for you.

What’s in it for you

Bring us all this - and you’ll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation

We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers)

Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave

Open-plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms. In London, you can heighten your mood with a run on our rooftop running track or an espresso at the Workshop Coffee café

What you should know about how we recruit

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages.

We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few:

REACH – Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies

OutFront – to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates

Mind Your Mind – signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all

Women in Tech – promoting an inclusive environment in tech

EmpowHER - network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact ukrecruitment@capitalone.com All information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment.

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

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