Applied Researcher 5, AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI

Capital One Financial

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San Jose, CASan Francisco, CAMcLean, VACambridge, MANew York, NY
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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 5, AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI

The Applied Researcher 5 (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI) joins the AI Foundations team to develop trustworthy and reliable AI systems. 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 leading research threads that bridge prototype development with production impact and translating complex technical work into tangible business goals. You will utilize a technology stack including Pytorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, and Lightning to analyze large volumes of numeric and textual data. The work focuses on pushing state-of-the-art AI developments into the next generation of customer experiences within the banking sector.

What you'll do

  • Build AI foundation models through all phases of development including design, training, evaluation, and implementation.
  • Conduct high-impact applied research to integrate the latest AI developments into next-generation customer experiences.
  • Leverage technologies like PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, and Huggingface to extract insights from large numeric and textual datasets.
  • Lead cross-functional research threads to bridge prototype model development with production deployment and ML engineering.
  • Translate complex technical research into tangible business goals for product and technology leaders.
  • Deliver AI-powered products and platform-level code to improve how customers interact with their financial data.
  • Own and pursue a research agenda by identifying impactful problems and autonomously carrying out long-running projects.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a PhD in a relevant field with 2 years of experience or an M.S. in a relevant field with 4 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, such as first-author publications or projects.
  • Must have the ability to own a research agenda and autonomously carry out long-running projects.

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