Senior Data Scientist, Generative AI — Applied FinTech

Military Friendly Company; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Associate, Data Scientist - Applied AI (Financial Services) to lead Generative AI initiatives across billions of records. You will work with data scientists, ML engineers, and product managers to deliver practical AI solutions using PyTorch, LangChain, AWS, Spark, and vector databases.

The role emphasizes hands-on model development, context engineering, fine-tuning, evaluation, and deployment, with a focus on business impact and clear communication of results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field plus 2 years of data analytics experience.
• /Bachelors/ Master’s degree with quantitative concentration as stated above.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver Generative AI solutions.
• Build Generative AI models and pipelines end-to-end, including context engineering and deployment.
• Translate complex work into tangible business goals.

Skills

Python

Scala

R

Machine Learning

NLP

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

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

Tools

PyTorch

LangChain

AWS

Spark

Vector Databases

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Associate, Data Scientist - Applied AI (Financial Services) to lead Generative AI initiatives across billions of records. You will work with data scientists, ML engineers, and product managers to deliver practical AI solutions using PyTorch, LangChain, AWS, Spark, and vector databases.

The role emphasizes hands-on model development, context engineering, fine-tuning, evaluation, and deployment, with a focus on business impact and clear communication of results.