Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $215,200–$245,600 / yr
Posted: 37 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $230k

$175k most similar roles pay here $273k

This role pays more than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $194,850–$254,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $230k versus about $225k for comparable roles.

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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

Capital One Financial currently has 998 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 992 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Machine Learning Engineer

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As a Lead Machine Learning Engineer, you will join an Agile team focused on productionizing machine learning applications and systems at scale. You will be responsible for the technical design, development, and implementation of machine learning architectures while ensuring high availability and performance. Your daily work involves building and delivering models to solve real-world business problems, constructing optimized data pipelines, and managing model retraining and monitoring in production. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop software for big data applications using Python, Scala, or Java. The role requires expertise in ML frameworks like scikit-learn, PyTorch, Dask, Spark, or TensorFlow, along with experience in cloud-based architectures such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. You will ensure all code follows best practices for Responsible and Explainable AI while managing risks and automating deployment processes.

Skills

Machine Learning Python Scala Java PyTorch TensorFlow scikit-learn Spark Dask AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform Data Pipelines Distributed Computing Agile

What you'll do

Design, build, and deliver machine learning models and components that solve real-world business problems.
Develop and review high-quality application code using Python, Scala, or Java.
Construct optimized data pipelines to feed machine learning models.
Retrain, maintain, and monitor machine learning models in production environments.
Build and manage cloud-based architectures to deliver optimized ML models at scale.
Implement CI/CD best practices, including test automation and monitoring, for model deployment.
Ensure all models follow best practices for Responsible and Explainable AI.
Inform infrastructure decisions based on knowledge of modeling techniques like hyperparameter tuning and feature selection.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree required; Master's or doctoral degree in a related field preferred.
At least 6 years of experience designing and building data-intensive solutions using distributed computing.
At least 4 years of experience programming with Python, Scala, or Java.
At least 2 years of experience building, scaling, and optimizing ML systems.
At least 3 years of experience with industry-recognized ML frameworks like scikit-learn, PyTorch, Dask, Spark, or TensorFlow.
At least 2 years of experience developing performant, resilient, and maintainable code.
At least 2 years of experience with data gathering and preparation for ML models.
Work authorization that require immigration support from an employer.

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