AI Engineer, AI Foundations & VLM Customization - Mc Lean
Core
Design, build, test, deploy, and support large-scale AI systems including foundation model training, LLM inference, agentic workflows, and observability to improve banking products.
Role type
Senior IC AI Engineer (Foundations & VLM)
Builds
Scalable AI infrastructure, model training pipelines, inference services, and multi-agent systems for Capital One's banking platform.
Domain
Financial Services / Large-scale AI Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, Go, Scala, CUDA, Java, LLM inference, vector databases, distributed systems design, model optimization, AI governance
Preferred skills
Leading AI system development tradeoffs, cloud platform expertise (AWS/GCP/Azure), agentic AI systems, petabyte-scale distributed training, AI governance processes, architectural influence
Technologies
PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Hugging Face, VectorDBs, C++, C#, Golang
Responsibilities
Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products; define end-to-end architecture for complex AI systems; optimize training and inference for hardware utilization and cost; mentor senior associates on scalable design and performance tuning; lead technical reviews for security and compliance.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
