Senior Data Scientist, Personalization & Recommendations

Capital One National Association; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Senior Associate, Data Scientist specializing in Recommendation & Personalization Systems. You’ll apply ML to billions of records to optimize offers and experiences for customers.

You’ll partner with cross-functional teams, leverage Python, AWS, Spark, and other tools to build end-to-end models from design through deployment, with a focus on measurable impact and customer value. You’ll operate in a fast-paced, data-driven environment at Capital One, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field plus 2 years of analytics experience.
• Master’s degree in a quantitative field or MBA with quantitative concentration.
• Experience with Python, SQL, and at least one of Scala or R (2+ years).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product managers to deliver customer-ready features.
• Develop ML models from design to evaluation and deployment.
• Translate complex models into actionable business insights for decision makers.
• Work with large-scale data using Python, Spark, and cloud technologies.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

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

Tools

AWS

Job description

Capital One seeks a Senior Associate, Data Scientist specializing in Recommendation & Personalization Systems. You’ll apply ML to billions of records to optimize offers and experiences for customers.

You’ll partner with cross-functional teams, leverage Python, AWS, Spark, and other tools to build end-to-end models from design through deployment, with a focus on measurable impact and customer value. You’ll operate in a fast-paced, data-driven environment at Capital One, with opportunities to