Applied Researcher I

Capital One Financial

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On-site
Location
San Jose, CAMcLean, VACambridge, MANew York, NY
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Full-time
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30 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 I

The Applied Researcher I (AI Foundations, LLM Customization, Finetuning, Reinforcement Learning) joins the AI Foundations team to develop trustworthy and reliable AI systems. This role involves partnering with cross-functional teams to build AI foundation models through all phases of development, including design, training, evaluation, validation, and implementation. You will perform high-impact applied research to push the latest AI developments into next-generation customer experiences, translating complex technical work into tangible business goals. The position requires leveraging a broad stack including Pytorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, Lightning, and VectorDBs to analyze large volumes of numeric and textual data. You will solve technical problems related to training optimization, self-supervised learning, robustness, explainability, and RLHF to improve how customers interact with their money.

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, Huggingface, and VectorDBs to analyze large volumes of numeric and textual data.
  • Deliver AI-powered products by partnering with cross-functional teams of data scientists, software engineers, and product managers.
  • Develop and deliver libraries, platform-level code, or solution-level code to existing products.
  • Own and pursue a research agenda by identifying impactful problems and autonomously carrying out long-running projects.
  • Translate complex technical work into tangible business goals for stakeholders.

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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