Senior AI Foundations Engineer

Capital One Group; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 251,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in San Jose, CA seeks an experienced AI engineer to design, develop, test, deploy, and support AI software components including foundation models and LLM inference. You will work with engineers, researchers, program managers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered products that transform customer experiences.

The role emphasizes scalable AI systems, governance, and observability, with a focus on cost and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/AI/EE/CE or related field, plus 6+ years AI/ML experience, or Master's plus 4+ years.
• Programming experience in Python, Go, Scala, CUDA or Java.
• 7+ years deploying scalable AI solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and related practices.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support AI software components (foundation models, LLM inference, agents, vectorDBs).
• Leverage Open Source and SaaS AI technologies (AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, PyTorch).
• Contribute to technical vision and roadmap of foundational AI systems at Capital One.

Skills

Python

Go

Scala

CUDA

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/AI/EE/CE or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science/AI/EE/CE or related field

Job description

Capital One in San Jose, CA seeks an experienced AI engineer to design, develop, test, deploy, and support AI software components including foundation models and LLM inference. You will work with engineers, researchers, program managers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered products that transform customer experiences.

The role emphasizes scalable AI systems, governance, and observability, with a focus on cost and performance.