Senior Lead AI Engineer, Gen AI Platform & Systems

Capital One National Association; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Lead AI Engineer for Gen AI Platform Services: Distributed Systems. Lead and mentor teams, design and deploy AI software components, and advance the company’s foundational AI platforms with scalable, performance-oriented solutions.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, cutting-edge LLM optimization, and governance over high-impact AI systems across multiple regions.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional team to deliver AI-powered products.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support AI software components.
• Leverage Open Source and SaaS AI technologies.
• Invent state-of-the-art LLM optimization techniques.
• Contribute to technical vision and long-term roadmap.

Skills

Communication

Mentoring

Leadership

Tools

Python

C++

Java

Go

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Lead AI Engineer for Gen AI Platform Services: Distributed Systems. Lead and mentor teams, design and deploy AI software components, and advance the company’s foundational AI platforms with scalable, performance-oriented solutions.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, cutting-edge LLM optimization, and governance over high-impact AI systems across multiple regions.