Senior Applied AI Researcher, Foundations

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

Job summary

Capital One’s Cambridge, MA team is developing AI-powered banking solutions. You will work with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver state-of-the-art AI features that enhance customer experiences and automate decision processes.

The role emphasizes building and evaluating large AI models, collaborating across teams, and translating research into business impact using open-source tools and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field or MS with 2 years of applied research experience.
• Experience building large deep learning models across language, image, events or graphs.
• Track record of delivering models at scale (training data and inference).
• Experience with open-source tools and cloud computing platforms.
• Ability to own and pursue a research agenda and carry out long-running projects.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products for banking customers.
• Leverage a broad stack to reveal insights from large data sets.
• Build AI foundation models from design to training, evaluation, and deployment.
• Engage in applied research to push AI into customer experiences.
• Translate complex research into tangible business goals.
• Collaborate with senior researchers on internal reports or conference submissions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Innovative

Leadership

Technical

AI foundations

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 + 2 years Applied Research

Tools

PyTorch

AWS Ultraclusters

Huggingface

Lightning

Job description

Capital One’s Cambridge, MA team is developing AI-powered banking solutions. You will work with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver state-of-the-art AI features that enhance customer experiences and automate decision processes.

The role emphasizes building and evaluating large AI models, collaborating across teams, and translating research into business impact using open-source tools and cloud platforms.