Director, AI Engineering — Lead Scalable AI (Remote)

Capital One Group; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 245,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Director of AI Engineering to lead the development of responsible and scalable AI systems. This remote-eligible role partners with engineers, researchers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered solutions that enhance customer experiences and banking operations.

The ideal candidate will drive foundation model optimization, governance, and observability, while mentoring a high-performing team and aligning AI initiatives with enterprise strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 8+ years AI/ML experience, or Master's plus 6+ years.
• At least 3 years of people leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products.
• Oversee design, training, deployment, and governance of AI software components.
• Evaluate make/buy options across OSS and SaaS AI tools.
• Drive optimization for performance, cost, and latency of large-scale AI systems.
• Contribute to long-term AI platform strategy and governance.
• Mentor and develop engineers to grow talent and capabilities.

Skills

Engineering leadership

AI/ML systems

Cloud platforms

Python

LLM inference

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/AI/EE/CE

Master's degree in CS/AI/EE/CE

Tools

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

HuggingFace

PyTorch

VectorDBs

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Director of AI Engineering to lead the development of responsible and scalable AI systems. This remote-eligible role partners with engineers, researchers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered solutions that enhance customer experiences and banking operations.

The ideal candidate will drive foundation model optimization, governance, and observability, while mentoring a high-performing team and aligning AI initiatives with enterprise strategy.