Senior AI Foundations Researcher

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 219,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks an Applied Researcher 4 in AI Foundations to advance trustworthy AI systems for banking. You will partner with data scientists, software engineers, ML engineers and product managers to deliver AI-powered products that transform how customers interact with their money.

You will build foundation models from design through training, evaluation and deployment, explore state-of-the-art methods, and translate complex research into tangible business outcomes.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with required experience by start date.
• Strong background in AI, ML, and DL foundations.
• Experience with large language models and NLP.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver AI-powered products.
• Develop AI foundation models from design to deployment.
• Translate complex research into business outcomes.
• Publish internal reports or conference submissions.
• Present findings to senior researchers.

Skills

AI foundations

Deep learning

Research leadership

Open-source

Python

Cloud computing

Experiment design

Communication

NLP/LLM

RLHF

Education

PhD in CS/EE/AI

MS + 2 yearsApplied Research

Tools

PyTorch

AWS

HuggingFace

Lightning

Job description

Capital One seeks an Applied Researcher 4 in AI Foundations to advance trustworthy AI systems for banking. You will partner with data scientists, software engineers, ML engineers and product managers to deliver AI-powered products that transform how customers interact with their money.

You will build foundation models from design through training, evaluation and deployment, explore state-of-the-art methods, and translate complex research into tangible business outcomes.