Software Engineering Manager
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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 youll 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 dont require you to code but we do expect you to stay close to your teams 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 wellmanaged and compliant with the high bar set by the business
- Be a manager for the business elevating your thinking beyond your immediate team. Youll represent the interests and context of the business to your engineers and help make the environment beyond your immediate team a better place.
What were looking for
An approachable and inquisitive problemsolving 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 and somebody who remains comfortable with technology architectural decisions and technical tradeoffs
- Previous experience in our backend tech stack Java Spring AWS and who is a strong advocate of tight feedback loops through mechanisms including but not limited to automated tests CI/CD pipelines and frequent releases
- A balance of selfreflection and bias for action
- Strong ownership and excellent communication
- A drive for positive proactive impact
We understand that great engineering managers may not have everything listed here and that is OK. If you believe you can make a difference lead a happy & highperforming engineering team and you have the drive to make a positive impact on the business wed love to hear from you.
Whats in it for you:
- A people and technical leadership role in an engineering organisation that actively values excellence and doing the right thing in a business that cares for its associates and has interesting problems to solve around growth security availability and performance in a highly regulated space.
- A learning environment with access to many excellent resources including online technical courses and inperson leadership training
- A competitive salary and immediate access to core benefits including salary sacrifice pension scheme with up to 10% company contribution bonus generous holiday entitlement private medical insurance and flexible benefits including season ticket loans cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave
- Openplan workspace and facilities designed to inspire and support you.
What youll get to learn (any previous experience would be advantageous)
- Solve real world problems navigate ambiguity and deliver on the public cloud (AWS) to drive growth and operational efficiencies in an ambitious and growing UK business
- Influence change in a complex regulated environment
- Working closely with internal and external stakeholders including third party partners to drive positive change for our customers
Where and how youll work
This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham office.
We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home.
Were big on collaboration and connection so youll be based in our Nottingham office 3 days a week on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays.
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 its about what you do not just what you say. Thats 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
- Enabled focused on supporting associates with disabilities and neurodiversity
If you require a reasonable adjustment please contact All information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
