Senior Lead Machine Learning Engineer

About the Team

As a Capital One Machine Learning Engineer, you will join an Agile team dedicated to productionizing machine learning applications and systems at scale. Our mission is to bridge the gap between data science innovation and real-world business impact, ensuring that machine learning solutions are not only accurate but also robust, scalable, and secure.

About the Role

This Senior Lead position sits at the intersection of Operations, Modeling, and Data Engineering. You will be responsible for the full lifecycle of machine learning systems, from technical design and development to deployment and monitoring. The role requires a deep understanding of ML modeling techniques to inform infrastructure decisions, including model selection, feature engineering, and validation strategies.

In this capacity, you will lead cross-functional efforts to create state-of-the-art big data and ML applications. You will work closely with Product and Data Science teams to solve complex business problems, construct optimized data pipelines, and leverage cloud-based architectures to deliver models at scale. A key part of your day-to-day involves ensuring high availability, performance, and governance of ML applications, with a strong emphasis on Responsible and Explainable AI.

As a leader, you will guide teams in developing resilient code, automating testing and deployment, and maintaining models in production. You will also champion the adoption of the latest innovations and best practices in machine learning engineering, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.

Hiring Process

Capital One is committed to a fair and transparent hiring process. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Please note that this role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies.

If you require an accommodation during the recruiting process, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information provided will be kept confidential and used solely to facilitate your accommodation needs.

Equal Opportunity & Culture

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 consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable laws.

We foster an inclusive culture where diverse backgrounds and perspectives are valued. Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position where applicable.