Applied AI Researcher — Foundation Models

Capital One Group; United States; Hybrid; USD 263,000 - 327,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 5 to join the hybrid-capable AI Foundations team in multiple US locations. You will partner with data scientists and engineers to build AI-powered products and scale foundation models across banking applications.

You will push state-of-the-art methods, mentor researchers, and drive research agendas while collaborating with product and technology leadership to deliver impactful results.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with required years in applied research.
• Experience building large deep learning models (language/vision/graphs).
• Track record with open-source ML tools and cloud platforms.
• Ability to own a research agenda and deliver long-running projects.

Responsibilities

• Partner with data scientists, software engineers, ML engineers and product managers.
• Build AI foundation models end-to-end from design to deployment.
• Translate research into production-ready solutions with ML engineering.

Skills

Research leadership

LLMs

Deep learning

Open-source ML

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering

MS in AI/CS/Math

Tools

PyTorch

Kubernetes

HuggingFace

AWS

Job description

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 5 to join the hybrid-capable AI Foundations team in multiple US locations. You will partner with data scientists and engineers to build AI-powered products and scale foundation models across banking applications.

You will push state-of-the-art methods, mentor researchers, and drive research agendas while collaborating with product and technology leadership to deliver impactful results.