Senior AI Foundations Researcher

Capital One; New York (NY); On-site; USD 334,000 - 381,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a highly skilled AI research leader to build and deploy AI foundation models across banking applications. You will collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to translate complex AI research into scalable, customer-facing solutions.

You should have a strong track record in developing large models, influencing research directions, and publishing results, with hands-on experience in open-source tooling and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related fields with 4 years of applied research experience OR MS with 6 years of applied research experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products.
• Build AI foundation models through all development phases: design, training, evaluation, validation, implementation.
• Engage in applied research to push AI developments into customer experiences.
• Leverage technologies such as PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, HuggingFace, Lightning, VectorDBs.

Job description

Capital One is seeking a highly skilled AI research leader to build and deploy AI foundation models across banking applications. You will collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to translate complex AI research into scalable, customer-facing solutions.

You should have a strong track record in developing large models, influencing research directions, and publishing results, with hands-on experience in open-source tooling and cloud platforms.