Applied AI Foundations Researcher

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 219,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 4 in McLean, VA to advance AI foundations for banking applications. You will lead cross-functional initiatives with data scientists, software engineers, ML engineers, and product managers to deliver scalable AI-powered experiences.

You will develop and evaluate large language models and other foundation models using open-source tools and cloud platforms, pushing state-of-the-art methods into production while aligning with business goals and customer

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering, CS, AI, Math or related field by start date or MS + 2 yrs experience.
• Strong background in AI/ML and foundation models development.
• Experience with open-source tools and cloud platforms for ML.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products.
• Build and eval AI foundation models from design to deployment.
• Translate research into impactful business outcomes.
• Publish and push state-of-the-art methods into production.

Skills

AI/ML research

Large language models

Open-source tools

Cloud computing

Team leadership

Education

PhD in CS/EE/AI

MS + 2 yrs applied research

Tools

PyTorch

AWS Ultraclusters

HuggingFace

Lightning

VectorDBs

Job description

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 4 in McLean, VA to advance AI foundations for banking applications. You will lead cross-functional initiatives with data scientists, software engineers, ML engineers, and product managers to deliver scalable AI-powered experiences.

You will develop and evaluate large language models and other foundation models using open-source tools and cloud platforms, pushing state-of-the-art methods into production while aligning with business goals and customer