AI Foundations Researcher I: LLM & Finetuning

COMFORT SYSTEMS; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 219,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher I to advance AI foundations, LLM customization, fine-tuning, and RLHF. You will work with data scientists, engineers, and product managers to build scalable AI systems that enhance customer interactions across banking products.

The role emphasizes research-driven product impact, collaboration with a broad tech stack, and translating complex findings into business value.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related field, or MS in these fields plus 2 years of applied research.
• Degree must be completed on or before the start date.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams of data scientists, software engineers, ML engineers and product managers to deliver AI-powered products.
• Leverage PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, Lightning, VectorDBs and related tech to process large numeric and textual data.
• Build AI foundation models from design through training, evaluation, and deployment.
• Perform high-impact applied research to translate AI advances into customer-facing experiences.
• Translate complex research into clear business goals for stakeholders.

Job description

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher I to advance AI foundations, LLM customization, fine-tuning, and RLHF. You will work with data scientists, engineers, and product managers to build scalable AI systems that enhance customer interactions across banking products.

The role emphasizes research-driven product impact, collaboration with a broad tech stack, and translating complex findings into business value.