Applied AI Foundations Researcher: LLM Finetuning

Capital One; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 239,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 4 to advance AI foundations and LLM customization in a San Jose setting. The role partners with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to deliver scalable AI solutions for real‑world banking applications.

You will drive research from concept to deployment, publish findings, and help define the roadmap for next‑gen customer experiences using open‑source tools and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with 2+ years of applied research in AI foundations, NLP, or ML.
• Strong publication or project history in ML/AI.
• Experience building large language models and finetuning pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver AI-powered products.
• Develop foundation models from design through training and evaluation.
• Translate research into practical features with business impact.
• Prepare internal reports or conference submissions on findings.

Skills

PyTorch

HuggingFace

LLM Finetuning

Team Collaboration

Research Strategy

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related fields

MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics + 2 years Applied Research

Tools

AWS Ultraclusters

Transformers (HuggingFace)

Job description

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 4 to advance AI foundations and LLM customization in a San Jose setting. The role partners with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to deliver scalable AI solutions for real‑world banking applications.

You will drive research from concept to deployment, publish findings, and help define the roadmap for next‑gen customer experiences using open‑source tools and cloud platforms.