Principal Data Scientist - AI Foundations, Specialist Models
Capital One Financial
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This role pays less than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $154,850–$235,562 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $173k versus about $195k for comparable roles.
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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
Capital One Financial currently has 498 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 495 roles with salary data.
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As a Principal Associate in Data Science at the AI Foundations team, you will lead cutting-edge research and development in Generative AI to enhance conversational capabilities and build scalable digital assistant solutions. Day-to-day responsibilities include fine-tuning advanced Large Language Models for domain-specific applications, optimizing inference processes, and developing multi-agentic workflows. You will work closely with data scientists, engineers, and product managers using Python, AWS, Pyspark, LangChain, HuggingFace Transformers, and other tools to deliver innovative AI products that improve customer experience through real-time digital assistance. Ideal candidates are innovators who stay ahead of GenAI advancements, excel at solving complex problems, mentor teams, and have hands-on experience with NLP and LLM tuning in a cloud computing environment.
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