Capital One

Financial Services

SoftwareEngineeringManager-DataEngineering(9MonthFTC)

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

“Software Engineering Manager - Data Engineering (9 Month FTC) at Capital One. Skills: Data Engineering, Software Engineering Management, Cloud-based Enterprise Data Ecosystems, People Leadership, Technical Excellence, Product Delivery. Lead and empower eight Software Engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable, resilient data solutions at pace.. Mentor engineers for personal and technical growth.”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver high-quality, scalable, resilient data solutions at pace.; Drive a material positive impact on engineers' careers and business influence.; Influence architectural direction.; Ensure timely delivery of valuable data products.; Ensure business applications and platforms remain well-managed, secure, and up-to-date.; Provide effective incident support.

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving leader; Comfortable with architectural decisions and technical trade-offs

Eligibility Requirements

9 Month fixed term position, Based in Nottingham office 3 days a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays)

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

An approachable, inquisitive, problem-solving leader focused on business value and passionate about developing talent., Comfortable with technology, architectural decisions, and technical trade-offs, backed by a previous background as an experienced software engineer., Experience with data platform and ETL/orchestration technologies such as Apache Airflow, Spark, AWS Glue, and Snowflake., Experience with (or more specifically advocacy for) AI developer tooling such as: Claude Code, Copilot, Windsurf, and Gemini, Proficiency in delivering solutions within a major Public Cloud service, such as AWS., Experience operating within an Agile environment (e. g. Scrum) in a complex, regulated industry like Financial Services., A sense of ownership, excellent communication skills, and a positive, proactive bias for action balanced with self-reflection.

What You'll Do.

Lead and empower eight Software Engineers to deliver high-quality

resilient data solutions at pace.

Mentor engineers for personal and technical growth.

Provide technical leadership

maintain a high engineering bar

manage technical risks

and influence architectural direction.

Own deliveries and ways of working

partnering with Product and Change Delivery to shape the roadmap and ensure timely delivery of valuable data products.

advocate for effective use of AI developer tooling

and adhere to modern software development patterns and best practices.

Build cross-functional relationships across Data Engineering and the wider UK/US Enterprise.

Own the team's business applications and platforms.

Ensure business applications and platforms remain well-managed

Provide effective incident support through your team.

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering with Product and Change Delivery to shape the roadmap.; Building cross-functional relationships across Data Engineering and the wider UK/US Enterprise.; Providing the team with clear context and purpose.

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills

Process & Methodology

Own deliveries and ways of working, Ensure timely delivery of valuable data products

Full Job Description

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Software Engineering Manager - Data Engineering (9 Month FTC) **About this role** Capital One is looking for an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead a team of eight Software Engineers in our Nottingham office, focusing on building and evolving our Data capabilities across the UK business and within our advanced Cloud-based Enterprise Data Ecosystem. **What you’ll do** * Lead a high-performing data engineering team: Lead and empower eight Software Engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable, resilient data solutions at pace. * Champion people leadership and development: Mentor engineers for personal and technical growth, driving a material positive impact on their careers and business influence. * Drive technical excellence and architecture: Provide strong technical leadership, maintain a high engineering bar, manage technical risks, and influence architectural direction. * Deliver the product roadmap: Own deliveries and ways of working, partnering with Product and Change Delivery to shape the roadmap and ensure timely delivery of valuable data products in a complex regulatory environment. * Foster innovation and modern practices: Encourage innovation, advocate for effective use of AI developer tooling - leading by example - and adhering to modern software development patterns and best practices. * Forge partnerships: Build strong cross-functional relationships across Data Engineering and the wider UK/US Enterprise to provide the team with clear context and purpose. * Platform and application management: Own the team's business applications and platforms. Ensure they remain well-managed, secure, and up-to-date; and provide effective incident support through your team. **What we’re looking for** * An approachable, inquisitive, problem-solving leader focused on business value and passionate about developing talent. * Comfortable with technology, architectural decisions, and technica

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