Senior Applied AI Researcher, Foundations

Capital One; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 219,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 4 to join the AI Foundations team. You will collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to advance AI-powered banking experiences using PyTorch, HuggingFace, and AWS tools.

You will build foundation models, evaluate them, and push state-of-the-art methods into production. You will lead research with access to large-scale data and cloud infrastructure, producing reports and conference submissions while aligning work with

Qualifications

• PhD in CS/AI/EE or MS with 2+ years Applied Research experience.
• Experience with large language models and pre-training techniques.
• Strong publication record or research leadership in ML.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products.
• Develop AI foundation models from design to deployment.
• Publish internal tech reports or conference papers on novel methods.
• Translate complex research into tangible business goals.

Skills

PyTorch

HuggingFace

Large Language Models

Machine Learning

Education

PhD in CS/AI/EE

MS in CS/AI with 2+ years

Tools

AWS Ultraclusters

Lightning

Open-source tools

Cloud computing

Job description

Capital One is seeking an Applied Researcher 4 to join the AI Foundations team. You will collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to advance AI-powered banking experiences using PyTorch, HuggingFace, and AWS tools.

You will build foundation models, evaluate them, and push state-of-the-art methods into production. You will lead research with access to large-scale data and cloud infrastructure, producing reports and conference submissions while aligning work with