Senior AI Foundations Researcher

Capital One; California; Hybrid; USD 239,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 4 focusing on AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI, to advance trustworthy AI systems across banking products. You will work with cross-functional teams to build foundation models, train and evaluate them, and translate discoveries into production-ready solutions.

This role emphasizes collaboration, publishing, and applying state-of-the-art AI methods to real customer experiences using open-source tools and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or holding a PhD in a relevant field; degree before start date or MS with 2 years of applied research experience.
• Experience with large-scale deep learning and foundation model work.
• Familiarity with open-source ML tools and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products.
• Develop and evaluate AI foundation models from design to deployment.
• Translate research into scalable, production-ready solutions.

Skills

AI foundations

Large language models

NLP

Deep learning

Research orientation

Education

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

MS + 2 years in Applied Research

Tools

PyTorch

AWS

HuggingFace

Lightning

Job description

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 4 focusing on AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI, to advance trustworthy AI systems across banking products. You will work with cross-functional teams to build foundation models, train and evaluate them, and translate discoveries into production-ready solutions.

This role emphasizes collaboration, publishing, and applying state-of-the-art AI methods to real customer experiences using open-source tools and cloud platforms.