Applied Researcher I
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeOn-site
location_onNYU Paulson Center, 181, Mercer Street, University Village, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10012, United States
At Capital One, we are creating trustworthy and reliable AI systems to change banking for good. For years, we have led the industry in using machine learning to create real-time, intelligent, automated customer experiences. From informing customers about unusual charges to answering questions in real time, our applications of AI & ML bring humanity and simplicity to banking. We are committed to building world-class applied science and engineering teams to reimagine how we serve our customers and businesses.
The AI Foundations team is at the center of bringing our vision for AI at Capital One to life. Our work touches every aspect of the research life cycle, from partnering with academia to building production systems. We collaborate with product, technology, and business leaders to apply the state of the art in AI to our business, delivering AI-powered products that change how customers interact with their money.
As an Applied Researcher I, you will engage in high-impact applied research to take the latest AI developments and push them into the next generation of customer experiences. You will build AI foundation models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation. This role requires flexing your interpersonal skills to translate the complexity of your work into tangible business goals, ensuring that every decision made is the right one for our customers.
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please.
Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. We promote a drug-free workplace and will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws. If you require an accommodation to apply for a position, please contact Capital One Recruiting.
Work model: On-site
NYU Paulson Center, 181, Mercer Street, University Village, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10012, United States
New York, New York
PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or Electrical Engineering. LLM focus on NLP (PhD) or Masters with 5 years of industrial NLP research experience. Multiple publications on pre-training of large language models (e.g., technical reports, SSL techniques, optimization). Experience as a member of a team that trained a large language model from scratch (10B+ parameters, 500B+ tokens). Publications in deep learning theory. Publications at top-tier conferences (ACL, NAACL, EMNLP, Neurips, ICML, ICLR). PhD focused on optimizing training of very large deep learning models. Multiple years of experience and/or publications on model sparsification, quantization, training parallelism/partitioning design, gradient checkpointing, or model compression. Experience optimizing training for a 10B+ model. Deep knowledge of deep learning algorithmic and/or optimizer design. Experience with compiler design. PhD focused on guiding LLMs with further tasks (Supervised Finetuning, Instruction-Tuning, Dialogue-Finetuning, Parameter Tuning). Demonstrated knowledge of transfer learning, model adaptation, and model guidance. Experience deploying a fine-tuned large language model.
Capital One • New York, New York
Capital One • New York, New York
Capital One • New York, New York
Skills: Machine Learning, Ai, Pytorch, Aws, Huggingface, Lightning, Vectordbs, Deep Learning, NLP, LLM.
Education: PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related fields required; Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related fields with 2 years of experience.