Senior AI Foundations Researcher – Large Models & Systems

Capital One Group; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 239,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks an Applied Researcher to advance AI foundations, building large-scale AI models and production-ready solutions. You will partner with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to translate research into customer-facing AI experiences.

You will work with PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, HuggingFace, and other tools to push state-of-the-art methods into real-world banking applications, while contributing to open-source and internal reports.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS + 2 years in applied research with AI/ML focus.
• Experience with large language models and pre-training methods.
• Publications or strong research track record in ML.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products.
• Build AI foundation models from design to training and deployment.
• Publish internal reports or conference submissions on novel methods.
• Translate complex research into tangible business outcomes.

Skills

Collaborative teamwork

Research leadership

Experiment design

Open-source contribution

Communication of complex ideas

Education

PhD in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering / AI

MS in related field + 2 years applied research

Tools

PyTorch

AWS Ultraclusters

HuggingFace

Lightning

PyTorch Geometric

DGL

Job description

Capital One seeks an Applied Researcher to advance AI foundations, building large-scale AI models and production-ready solutions. You will partner with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to translate research into customer-facing AI experiences.

You will work with PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, HuggingFace, and other tools to push state-of-the-art methods into real-world banking applications, while contributing to open-source and internal reports.