Senior AI Foundations & LLM Researcher

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 263,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One's Applied Researcher 5 (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI) role focuses on building trustworthy AI systems and transforming banking experiences. The team collaborates with data scientists, engineers, and product managers to deploy AI-powered products and state-of-the-art foundations across workloads.

Ideal candidates will have strong background in ML research, open-source tooling, and cloud platforms, with a track record of delivering scalable models and impactful research

Qualifications

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related fields, with an exception that required degree will be obtained on or before the scheduled start date plus 2 years of experience in Applied Research or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related fields plus 4 years of experience in Applied Research

Responsibilities

• Partner with a cross-functional team of data scientists, software engineers, machine learning engineers and product managers to deliver AI-powered products that change how customers interact with their money.
• Leverage a broad stack of technologies — Pytorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, Lightning, and more — to reveal the insights hidden within huge volumes of numeric and textual data.
• Build AI foundation models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation.
• Engage in high impact applied research to take the latest AI developments and push them into the next generation of customer experiences.
• Flex your interpersonal skills to translate the complexity of your work into tangible business goals.
• Lead cross-functional research threads that bridge prototype model development and deployment with ML engineering partners, ensuring scientific insights translate to production impact

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related fields

Job description

Capital One's Applied Researcher 5 (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI) role focuses on building trustworthy AI systems and transforming banking experiences. The team collaborates with data scientists, engineers, and product managers to deploy AI-powered products and state-of-the-art foundations across workloads.

Ideal candidates will have strong background in ML research, open-source tooling, and cloud platforms, with a track record of delivering scalable models and impactful research