Lead AI Foundations Researcher

Capital One; New York (NY); On-site; USD 286,000 - 327,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher to advance AI foundations, train and evaluate models, and translate research into scalable, customer‑facing AI experiences. You will collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to deliver impact across banking products.

Ideal candidates have PhD/MS with extensive RLHF, NLP, and large‑scale model experience, plus a track record of responsible AI and leadership in research programs.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with required experience as stated in the ad.
• Experience building AI foundation models and deploying models at scale.
• Strong publication record and ability to lead research initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross‑functional teams to deliver AI products for customers.
• Develop and iterate AI foundation models from design to deployment.
• Translate research insights into production impact and business value.
• Lead cross‑functional research threads bridging prototype and ML engineering.

Skills

AI foundation models

Deep learning

Open‑source tooling

Cloud computing

NLP

Research leadership

Education

PhD in CS/EE/AI

MS + 4 yrs applied research

Tools

Pytorch

AWS Ultraclusters

Huggingface

Lightning

Job description

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher to advance AI foundations, train and evaluate models, and translate research into scalable, customer‑facing AI experiences. You will collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to deliver impact across banking products.

Ideal candidates have PhD/MS with extensive RLHF, NLP, and large‑scale model experience, plus a track record of responsible AI and leadership in research programs.