Applied AI Scientist II: Foundations & LLM Core

COMFORT SYSTEMS; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 263,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher II (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI) in Cambridge, MA. You will partner with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered products.

Build and deploy foundation models, train and evaluate them, and translate research into customer-ready solutions. Ideal candidates bring PhD or MS in related fields, expertise in large language models, and hands-on experience with open-source tools and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with related field and experience in Applied Research.
• Experience in AI foundation models and open-source tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products.
• Leverage technologies to reveal insights from large data sets.
• Build AI foundation models from design to deployment.
• Engage in applied research to push AI into customer experiences.
• Translate complex work into tangible business goals.

Skills

Leadership

Technical

Innovation

Creativity

Education

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

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

Tools

Pytorch

AWS Ultraclusters

Huggingface

Lightning

VectorDBs

Job description

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher II (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI) in Cambridge, MA. You will partner with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered products.

Build and deploy foundation models, train and evaluate them, and translate research into customer-ready solutions. Ideal candidates bring PhD or MS in related fields, expertise in large language models, and hands-on experience with open-source tools and cloud platforms.