Capital One

SoftwareEngineeringManager

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Software Engineering Manager at Capital One. Skills: People leadership, Technical leadership, Software engineering management, Architectural decision making, Team coaching and development. Coach and nurture engineers. Make a material positive difference to engineers' careers and impact on the business”

What You'll Achieve.

Make a material positive difference to engineers' careers and impact on the business; Drive growth and operational efficiencies; Influence change in a complex regulated environment; Drive positive change for customers

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving leader; Inquisitive problem-solving leader

Eligibility Requirements

Based in Nottingham office 3 days a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Previous experience in leading teams, growing engineers and dealing with conflict, constructively and collaboratively, Previous experience of having been an experienced software engineer, Comfortable with technology, architectural decisions and technical trade-offs, Previous experience in our tech stack - Java, Spring, Javascript, React, Typescript, AWS, Advocate of tight feedback loops through mechanisms including, but not limited to automated tests, CI/CD pipelines and frequent releases, A balance of self-reflection and bias for action, Ownership, Excellent communication

Nice to Have

Previous experience of having been an experienced software engineer is a must, and somebody who remains comfortable with technology, architectural decisions and technical trade-offs, Previous experience in our tech stack - Java, Spring, Javascript, React, Typescript, AWS and who is a advocate of tight feedback loops through mechanisms including, but not limited to automated tests, CI/CD pipelines and frequent releases, A balance of self-reflection and bias for action, ownership and excellent communication, A drive for positive, proactive impact

What You'll Do.

Coach and nurture engineers

Make a material positive difference to engineers' careers and impact on the business

Provide technical leadership to the team

Stay close to team's work

Set a high bar for engineering

Understand technical risks

Influence architectural thinking and decisions

Provide context and purpose to the team

Ensure team understands the 'why' behind their work

Own and shape culture

Own ways of working and deliveries

Partner with Product Owner and Change Delivery Lead to shape roadmaps

Lead frequent delivery of high quality software

Own one or more business applications

Keep business applications well-managed and compliant

Represent business interests and context to engineers

Improve the environment beyond the immediate team

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering with Product Owner and Change Delivery Lead; Working closely with internal and external stakeholders including third party partners

Communication Scope

Excellent communication

Process & Methodology

Owning ways of working and deliveries, Shaping roadmaps, Leading frequent delivery of high quality software

Full Job Description

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Software Engineering Manager **About this role** Capital One is looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join us in our Nottingham office. You will have previous experience of leading a Software Engineering team and be passionate about people and technical leadership. **What you’ll do** * Be a differential people leader. _Literally_. We expect you to coach and nurture your engineers and make a material positive difference to their careers and impact on the business. * Bring technical leadership to your team. We expect you to stay close to your team’s work, set a high bar for engineering, understand technical risks and influence architectural thinking and decisions. * Bring context and purpose to your team. You will ensure your team understands the why behind the work they do, and you will be intentional about how you own and shape culture. * Own ways of working and deliveries, partnering with your Product Owner and Change Delivery Lead to shape roadmaps and lead frequent delivery of high quality software in a complex regulatory environment. * Own one or more business applications, keeping them well-managed and compliant with the high bar set by the business. * Be a _manager for the business_ , elevating your thinking beyond your immediate team. You’ll represent the interests and context of the business to your engineers, and help make the environment beyond your immediate team a better place. **What we’re looking for** An approachable and inquisitive problem-solving leader, with a focus on the why, and a passion for growing people, nurturing culture and leading technical delivery to help us get things done and make things better in a complex, regulatory environment. **We are looking for:** * Previous experience in leading teams, growing engineers and dealing with conflict, constructively and collaboratively. * Previous experience of having been an experienced software engineer is a must

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