Director of Software Engineering

White Collar Factory (95009), United Kingdom, London, LondonDirector of Software Engineering Job Title: Director of Software Engineering Location: London - Hybrid Working Pattern: 3 days in-office (Tuesday-Thursday) and 2 days remote. Our Mission We''re on a mission to be a force for good in lending. Throughout our almost 30-year history, we''ve consistently been recognised as a great place to work; in 2026, Capital One was officially ranked 9th in the UK''s Best Workplaces list. Hear from our team about what it''s like working at Capital One UK. About this role We are looking for a Director of Software Engineering to lead a team of 50+ engineers. We''re looking for someone who is results-oriented, able to partner with business leaders and go toe-to-toe with the best engineers on technical rigour. You''ll be responsible for all the technologists within a series of our ''outcome teams'': established to drive forward business outcomes. You''ll be an excellent leader of people and communicator. You''ll be able to seamlessly switch from executive-level progress conversations, to diving deep into solutions, to contributing to strategic discussions around roadmaps. You''ll be able to provide clear thinking and direction to cut through ambiguity. You''ll be able to partner well with the local business leadership team and with enterprise stakeholders; providing objective assessments of the likely cost and risk trade-offs for different solutions, and clear paths forward. ..... full job details .....