Senior Data Scientist — Applied AI & Generative ML

Capital One; New York (NY); On-site; USD 148,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Associate, Data Scientist – Applied AI in New York to lead Generative AI initiatives across business processes. You will collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, and product managers to deliver AI solutions at scale, focusing on context engineering, fine-tuning, and deployment.

The role demands strong ML background, experience with Python, PyTorch, and cloud platforms, and the ability to translate technical work into business impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field plus 2 years of data analytics experience.
• Master's degree in a quantitative field or MBA with quantitative concentration preferred.
• 2+ years of Python/Scala/R experience and ML background desired.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver Generative AI solutions.
• Leverage Python, PyTorch, LangChain, AWS, Spark, and Vector Databases to build multi-agent systems and advanced RAG pipelines.
• Build Generative AI models and pipelines from context engineering to deployment.
• Translate complex work into tangible business goals.

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine Learning

LangChain

PyTorch

AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Master's degree in a quantitative field or MBA with quantitative concentration

Tools

Python

Scala

R

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Associate, Data Scientist – Applied AI in New York to lead Generative AI initiatives across business processes. You will collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, and product managers to deliver AI solutions at scale, focusing on context engineering, fine-tuning, and deployment.

The role demands strong ML background, experience with Python, PyTorch, and cloud platforms, and the ability to translate technical work into business impact.