Applied Researcher 4

Capital One Financial

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On-site
Location
San Jose, CASan Francisco, CAMcLean, VACambridge, MANew York, NY
Employment
Full-time
Posted
49 days ago
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About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial is a bank holding company specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings products, known for its data-driven approach to consumer and commercial finance. Industry: Financial Services & Banking

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TL;DR · Applied Researcher 4

The Applied Researcher 4 joins the AI Foundations team to develop trustworthy and reliable AI systems for banking. This role involves partnering with cross-functional teams of data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered products. You will build AI foundation models through all phases of development, including design, training, evaluation, validation, and implementation. Key responsibilities include conducting high-impact applied research to push the latest AI developments into next-generation customer experiences and translating complex technical work into tangible business goals. You will utilize a broad stack of technologies including Pytorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, and Lightning to analyze large volumes of numeric and textual data. The work focuses on solving technical problems related to large deep learning models, training optimization, and self-supervised learning.

What you'll do

  • Build AI foundation models through all phases of development including design, training, evaluation, and implementation.
  • Leverage technologies like Pytorch, AWS Ultraclusters, and Huggingface to extract insights from large numeric and textual datasets.
  • Conduct high-impact applied research to integrate the latest AI developments into next-generation customer experiences.
  • Deliver AI-powered products by partnering with cross-functional teams of data scientists, software engineers, and product managers.
  • Translate complex technical work into tangible business goals for stakeholders.
  • Prepare internal tech reports or conference submissions summarizing novel methods and research findings.
  • Own and pursue a research agenda by choosing impactful problems and autonomously carrying out long-running projects.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • Must have an M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or a related field plus 2 years of experience in Applied Research.
  • Must have hands-on experience developing AI foundation models and solutions using open-source tools and cloud computing platforms.
  • Must have experience building large deep learning models for language, images, events, or graphs.
  • Must have expertise in training optimization, self-supervised learning, robustness, explainability, or RLHF.
  • Must have a track record of delivering models at scale in terms of training data and inference volumes.
  • Must have experience delivering libraries, platform-level code, or solution-level code to existing products.
  • Must have a track record of high-quality machine learning ideas or improvements, such as first-author publications or projects.

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