White Collar Factory (95009), United Kingdom, London, LondonEngineering Manager – Software & MLAbout this role We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager who brings a solid foundation in modern development and some experience with Machine Learning environments. You’ll lead and grow a team that builds the core software powering our data-driven financial products, ensuring our models are integrated into seamless, consumer-facing experiences. Lead & Scale: Support a cross-functional group of engineers to design, develop, and integrate software features that are vital to the lives of credit card consumers.
Nurture Talent: Coach and nurture your engineers, including those working on ML integration to achieve their technical, business, and personal goals.
Bridge the Gap: Collaborate with Product Managers and Data Scientists to ensure ML models are effectively integrated into our production software.
Oversee the development of platforms that are performant, secure, and capable of handling the unique deployment needs of AI-powered features.
Optimize Delivery: Enhance engineering and agile processes, ensuring that model updates and software releases move in sync.
Leadership Excellence: Proven experience leading and supporting software engineering teams to achieve business goals.
Excellent knowledge of RESTful API development in modern languages (Java, Python, or .Net) and experience with Cloud environments (AWS or Azure).
AI Awareness: You aren't necessarily a researcher, but you have expectations of how AI fits into the stack. You understand the basics of model inference, data requirements, and how to manage the non-deterministic nature of AI.
Strategic Thinking: Comfortable making technical trade-offs between the need for rapid experimentation and long-term architectural stability.
Ability to communicate effectively across engineering teams to maximize inner-sourcing and reduce technical debt.
ML Integration at Scale: How to take machine learning models out of the lab and into a high-concurrency production environment.
Regulated AI: Navigating the complexities of fairness and transparency in a regulated financial landscape.
Deepening your expertise in AWS/Cloud native tools that support modern intelligent applications.
Where and how you'll work This is a permanent position based in either our London or Nottingham offices.
We have a hybrid working model. You'll be based in the office 3 days a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays) to foster team connection and collaboration.
Innovation Time: We give you 10% of your time to work on cutting-edge projects—whether that’s exploring new AI frameworks or building internal tools.
Growth: Access to Capital One University and external training to help you grow as both a leader and a technical strategist.
Total Reward: Competitive salary, performance bonus, and immediate access to core benefits (pension, private medical, and generous holiday).
World-Class Facilities: From our Nottingham gym and music rooms to our London rooftop running track and premium coffee bars.
Our Commitment to Diversity We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. We partner with organisations like Women in Tech and Stonewall to ensure we build teams that reflect the customers we serve. We offer a host of internal networks including REACH (Race Equality and Culture Heritage), OutFront (LGBTQ+ support), and Mind Your Mind.
Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace. For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to
Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. xkybehq Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.