
The Sr. Distinguished AI Engineer role at Capital One is a senior leadership position within the Intelligent Foundations and Experiences team, focused on building responsible and scalable AI systems for the banking sector. Key responsibilities include designing and deploying large-scale AI components such as foundation model training and LLM inference, optimizing system performance for cost and latency, and contributing to the long-term technical vision for foundational AI. The position appeals to candidates who thrive on solving undefined problems and applying cutting-edge research to real-world products. It offers the opportunity to work with a diverse stack of open-source and cloud technologies while influencing cross-functional stakeholders. The role is based in various US locations including McLean, Richmond, New York, Cambridge, and San Francisco.