Director of AI Engineering — Remote, High-Impact AI

Capital One; Frankfort (KY); Remote; USD 245,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Director of AI Engineering to lead the design, build, and deployment of AI-powered products and platforms. This remote-eligible role involves guiding cross-functional teams through foundation model optimization, governance, and scalable AI infrastructure while shaping the enterprise AI strategy at Capital One.

The ideal candidate brings strong engineering and mathematical foundations, 8+ years in AI/ML with 3+ years of people leadership, and a proven ability to execute

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/AI/Engineering with 6+ years in AI/ML
• 3+ years of people leadership experience
• Experience deploying scalable AI on cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) preferred

Responsibilities

• Partner with a cross-functional team to deliver AI-powered products
• Oversee design, development, testing, deployment of AI software components
• Make build-vs-buy decisions across Open Source and SaaS AI technologies
• Invent optimization techniques for large-scale production AI systems
• Contribute to the long-term AI platform roadmap
• Mentor and develop team members and foster learning

Skills

Leadership

AI/ML engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/AI

Master’s degree in CS/AI/Engineering

Tools

AWS

HuggingFace

PyTorch

VectorDBs

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Director of AI Engineering to lead the design, build, and deployment of AI-powered products and platforms. This remote-eligible role involves guiding cross-functional teams through foundation model optimization, governance, and scalable AI infrastructure while shaping the enterprise AI strategy at Capital One.

The ideal candidate brings strong engineering and mathematical foundations, 8+ years in AI/ML with 3+ years of people leadership, and a proven ability to execute