Distinguished Applied Researcher

About the role

The AI Foundations team at Capital One is central to bringing our vision for AI at Capital One to life. Our work spans the entire research lifecycle, from academic partnerships to production systems. We collaborate with product, technology, and business leaders to apply the latest advancements in AI to our business needs. This role is an individual contributor (IC) driving strategic direction through collaboration with Applied Science, Engineering, and Product leaders across Capital One.

Responsibilities

• Partner with a cross-functional team of data scientists, software engineers, machine learning engineers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered products that enhance customer interactions.
• Leverage a broad stack of technologies including Pytorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, Lightning, VectorDBs, and more to uncover insights from vast amounts of numeric and textual data.
• Build AI foundation models throughout the development lifecycle, from design to training, evaluation, validation, and deployment.
• Engage in impactful applied research to advance the next generation of customer experiences by integrating the latest AI developments.
• Use your interpersonal skills to translate complex AI concepts into actionable business goals.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related fields with 4 years of experience in Applied Research
• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related fields with 6 years of experience in Applied Research
• Preferred qualifications include:
• PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering or related fields
• LLM
• Focus on NLP or Masters with 10 years of industrial NLP research experience
• Core contributor to a team that has trained a large language model from scratch (10B + parameters, 500B+ tokens)
• Experience with common training optimization frameworks (Deep Speed, Nemo)

Benefits

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits designed to support your total well-being. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

Pay

Salaries for this role vary by location, ranging from $306,300 - $349,500 for Distinguished Applied Researcher in Cambridge, MA, to $334,100 - $381,300 for Distinguished Applied Researcher in San Francisco, CA. Performance-based incentive compensation may also be offered.

Schedule

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries.