Applied AI Data Scientist — Generative ML for Finance

Capital One; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 123,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in Plano, TX is seeking a Senior Associate, Data Scientist - Applied AI (Financial Services) to lead Generative AI initiatives across billions of records, collaborating with data scientists, ML engineers, and product managers.

The role requires strong Python, PyTorch, SQL, and cloud experience; you will build end-to-end models, fine-tune, evaluate, and deploy pipelines, and translate technical results into business impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field plus 2 years of data analytics experience.
• Master's degree in a quantitative field or MBA with a quantitative concentration.

Responsibilities

• Partner with a cross-functional team of data scientists, machine learning engineers, and product managers to deliver Generative AI solutions customers love.
• Leverage a broad stack of technologies - Python, PyTorch, LangChain, AWS, Spark, and Vector Databases to build Multi-Agent systems and advanced RAG pipelines over vast volumes of numeric and textual data.
• Build Generative AI models and pipelines through all phases of development, from context engineering through fine-tuning, evaluation, validation, and deployment.
• Flex your interpersonal skills to translate the complexity of your work into tangible business goals.

Skills

Python

Scala

R

Machine learning

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Master's or MBA with quantitative concentration

Tools

PyTorch

LangChain

AWS

Spark

Vector Databases

Job description

Capital One in Plano, TX is seeking a Senior Associate, Data Scientist - Applied AI (Financial Services) to lead Generative AI initiatives across billions of records, collaborating with data scientists, ML engineers, and product managers.

The role requires strong Python, PyTorch, SQL, and cloud experience; you will build end-to-end models, fine-tune, evaluate, and deploy pipelines, and translate technical results into business impact.