AI Foundations Researcher: Evaluation & Agentic Workflows

Capital One Group; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 263,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Capital One benefits

Job summary

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 5 to advance AI foundations, partnering with data scientists, engineers and product managers. You will build foundation models, evaluate them, and translate research into production-ready solutions using PyTorch, AWS and open-source tools.

You will lead research threads, influence product direction, and contribute to scalable AI infrastructure while adhering to Capital One's hybrid work policy.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with required experience in Applied Research
• Experience with AI foundations and large DL models
• Strong publication or project track record in ML research

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products
• Develop AI foundation models from design to deployment
• Translate research insights into production impact
• Lead cross-functional research threads bridging prototype and ML engineering

Skills

AI foundations

Production ML systems

Open-source tools

Cloud computing

Research leadership

Education

PhD in a relevant field

MS in a related field

Tools

PyTorch

AWS Ultraclusters

HuggingFace

Lightning

PyTorch Geometric

DGL

Job description

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 5 to advance AI foundations, partnering with data scientists, engineers and product managers. You will build foundation models, evaluate them, and translate research into production-ready solutions using PyTorch, AWS and open-source tools.

You will lead research threads, influence product direction, and contribute to scalable AI infrastructure while adhering to Capital One's hybrid work policy.