Staff Applied Researcher
Core
Drive strategic direction for AI foundation models and applied research to build production systems that change how customers interact with money.
Role type
Staff Applied Researcher (IC leader)
Builds
AI foundation models, production systems, and scalable AI infrastructure for banking products
Domain
Banking / Applied AI / Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
AI foundation model development, deep learning (language, images, graphs), training optimization, self-supervised learning, robustness, explainability, RLHF, large-scale model deployment, open-source tooling, research agenda ownership
Preferred skills
Geometric deep learning (GNNs, sequential models), LLM finetuning (SFT, instruction-tuning), model compression/quantization, data curation for large corpora, multi-year research program leadership
Technologies
PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, HuggingFace, Lightning
Responsibilities
Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products; build AI foundation models through design, training, evaluation, and implementation; engage in high-impact applied research; define and steward novel research directions; mentor applied scientists and managers; represent Capital One in the research community
Seniority
Staff, strategic IC leader with mentorship responsibilities
