Senior AI Foundations Researcher

Capital One National Association; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 350,000 - 436,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based incentives

Health benefits

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Sr. Staff Applied Researcher to advance AI foundation models and scalable ML systems, guiding a team of applied scientists and collaborating with engineering and product leaders to translate research into customer-facing AI products and experiences.

You will build models with PyTorch, HuggingFace, and cloud platforms, shaping Capital One’s long-term research agenda with high-impact, production-ready results.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related field with 6+ years of applied research experience, or MS with 8+ years.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products and experiences.
• Build AI foundation models from design through training, evaluation, and deployment.

Skills

Pytorch

AWS Ultraclusters

Huggingface

Lightning

LLMs

Python

Cloud computing

Education

PhD in E.E./C.E./C.S./AI/Math

MS in E.E./C.E./C.S./AI/Math

Tools

Pytorch

AWS Ultraclusters

Huggingface

Lightning

Job description

Capital One seeks a Sr. Staff Applied Researcher to advance AI foundation models and scalable ML systems, guiding a team of applied scientists and collaborating with engineering and product leaders to translate research into customer-facing AI products and experiences.

You will build models with PyTorch, HuggingFace, and cloud platforms, shaping Capital One’s long-term research agenda with high-impact, production-ready results.