Senior AI Platform Lead (Gen AI & Guardrails)

Capital One; New York (NY); On-site; USD 251,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Manager, AI Engineer to lead AI platform services and guide responsible AI initiatives. You will partner with engineers, researchers, PMs, and designers to deliver AI-powered products that impact both associates and customers.

The role focuses on foundation models, guardrails, evaluation, governance, and observability in production. The ideal candidate has deep engineering and math foundations, 4–6+ years in AI/ML with leadership, and a track record of delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years in AI/ML or Master’s with 4+ years.
• At least 1 year of people leadership experience.
• Strong foundation in engineering and mathematics.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross‑functional teams to deliver AI‑powered products.
• Oversee design, development, testing, deployment, and support of AI components.
• Make build‑vs‑buy decisions across OSS and SaaS AI technologies.
• Innovate LLM optimization to improve performance, cost, and latency.
• Contribute to long‑term AI system roadmaps and mentor talent.

Skills

People leadership

AI/ML engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Software engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/related field

Master's degree in CS/related field

Tools

Python

C++

C#

Java

Golang

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Manager, AI Engineer to lead AI platform services and guide responsible AI initiatives. You will partner with engineers, researchers, PMs, and designers to deliver AI-powered products that impact both associates and customers.

The role focuses on foundation models, guardrails, evaluation, governance, and observability in production. The ideal candidate has deep engineering and math foundations, 4–6+ years in AI/ML with leadership, and a track record of delivering