AI Foundations Researcher: Evaluation & Agentic Workflows

Aimlroles; North Dakota; Hybrid; USD 263,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 5 to advance AI foundations, evaluate models, and drive agentic workflows across teams. You will collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered financial services and customer experiences.

You will build, evaluate, and deploy foundation models, translating research into scalable, production-ready solutions while influencing business strategy and capitalizing on state-of-the-art AI developments.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with strong applied research background in AI/ML.
• Experience building large DL models and production ML systems.
• Proven ability to lead research initiatives and guide junior researchers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver AI products.
• Develop and evaluate AI foundation models end‑to‑end.
• Translate research into production-ready systems with ML engineers.
• Lead research threads bridging prototype models and deployment.
• Communicate findings and business impact clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Deep learning

GNNs

ML systems

Leadership

Python

PyTorch

AWS

HuggingFace

Lightning

Cloud computing

Education

PhD in CS/EE/AI

MS + 4 yrs Applied Research

Tools

PyTorch

AWS

HuggingFace

Lightning

Job description

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 5 to advance AI foundations, evaluate models, and drive agentic workflows across teams. You will collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered financial services and customer experiences.

You will build, evaluate, and deploy foundation models, translating research into scalable, production-ready solutions while influencing business strategy and capitalizing on state-of-the-art AI developments.