Senior Applied Researcher, AI Foundations

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

Job summary

Capital One is building world-class AI foundations teams to bring cutting-edge research into real-world banking appli­cations. This Staff Applied Researcher role focuses on leading the development of AI foundation models and scalable ML systems, collaborating with product, engineering and research partners.

You will guide applied scientists, mentor managers indirectly, and drive strategic directions in AI research with external leadership within the academic community.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with substantial applied research background.

Responsibilities

• Partner with data scientists, software engineers and PMs to deliver AI-powered products.
• Build AI foundation models from design to training and deployment.
• Lead high-impact applied research and translate findings into business value.
• Translate complex work into tangible business goals.

Skills

AI foundations

Research leadership

Open-source experience

Communication skills

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

Tools

Pytorch

AWS Ultraclusters

Huggingface

Lightning

Job description

Capital One is building world-class AI foundations teams to bring cutting-edge research into real-world banking appli­cations. This Staff Applied Researcher role focuses on leading the development of AI foundation models and scalable ML systems, collaborating with product, engineering and research partners.

You will guide applied scientists, mentor managers indirectly, and drive strategic directions in AI research with external leadership within the academic community.