Senior Applied Researcher, AI Foundations

Capital One; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 334,000 - 381,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Staff Applied Researcher in San Francisco to advance AI foundations, collaborating with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to deliver scalable AI-powered banking experiences. You will lead strategic applied research, develop foundation models, publish work, and guide responsible innovation while mentoring colleagues and representing Capital One in the research community.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with required years of applied research experience.
• Experience building AI foundation models at scale.
• Proven publication record preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with data scientists and engineers to deliver AI-powered products.
• Build AI foundation models from design to deployment.
• Lead high-impact applied research and translate findings into business benefits.
• Define long-term research directions for scalable capabilities.

Skills

AI foundations

Open-source tech

Leadership (IC)

Communication

Cloud platforms

Education

PhD in EE/CS/AI/Math or related

MS in EE/CS/AI/Math or related

Tools

PyTorch

HuggingFace

AWS

Lightning

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Staff Applied Researcher in San Francisco to advance AI foundations, collaborating with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to deliver scalable AI-powered banking experiences. You will lead strategic applied research, develop foundation models, publish work, and guide responsible innovation while mentoring colleagues and representing Capital One in the research community.