Senior AI Foundations Researcher – Multimodal Guardrails

Aimlroles; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 219,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 4 focused on AI Foundations: Multimodal Guardrails and Vision-Language Models (VLMs) in Cambridge, MA. You will collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, ML engineers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered products that enhance customer interactions and trust in banking.

The role emphasizes building foundation models, evaluating them, and translating research into practical, scalable solutions for customers.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related fields (degree to be obtained by start date or MS + 2 years experience).

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional team of data scientists, software engineers, ML engineers and product managers to deliver AI-powered products.
• Leverage a broad stack (PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, Lightning) to extract insights from large datasets.
• Build AI foundation models through design, training, evaluation, validation, and implementation.
• Engage in high-impact applied research to translate AI developments into real customer experiences.
• Translate complex work into tangible business goals.
• Collaborate with senior researchers to prepare internal reports or conference submissions.

Education

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

MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related fields plus 2 years of experience in Applied Research

Job description

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 4 focused on AI Foundations: Multimodal Guardrails and Vision-Language Models (VLMs) in Cambridge, MA. You will collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, ML engineers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered products that enhance customer interactions and trust in banking.

The role emphasizes building foundation models, evaluating them, and translating research into practical, scalable solutions for customers.