Director of AI Engineering — Remote

Capital One; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 245,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Director, AI Engineering to lead enterprise AI initiatives in a remote-eligible role. You will oversee AI software components, model optimization, and governance, partnering with engineering, research, and product teams to deliver scalable AI capabilities.

You will shape the technical vision, drive talent development, and ensure responsible AI practices across foundations, inference, and observability—while aligning with Capital One standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in a related field with strong AI/ML background.
• Minimum 6–8 years of experience developing AI/ML algorithms or technologies.
• Proven leadership experience managing teams of engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products.
• Oversee design, development, testing, deployment, and support of AI components.
• Make build-vs-buy decisions across OSS and SaaS AI technologies.
• Develop state-of-the-art model optimization techniques for production systems.
• Contribute to technical vision and long-term AI platform roadmap.
• Mentor and grow engineering talent and drive governance.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

AI/ML systems

Communication

Engineering mindset

Education

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

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

Tools

AWS Ultraclusters

HuggingFace

VectorDBs

PyTorch

Open Source tech

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Director, AI Engineering to lead enterprise AI initiatives in a remote-eligible role. You will oversee AI software components, model optimization, and governance, partnering with engineering, research, and product teams to deliver scalable AI capabilities.

You will shape the technical vision, drive talent development, and ensure responsible AI practices across foundations, inference, and observability—while aligning with Capital One standards.