Sr. Distinguished Applied Researcher
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeOn-site
location_onNYU Paulson Center, 181, Mercer Street, University Village, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10012, United States
About the Mission
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 their questions instantly, our applications of AI and ML bring humanity and simplicity to banking. We are committed to building world-class applied science and engineering teams to reimagine how we serve the customers and businesses that love our products.
About the Team
The AI Foundations team sits 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.
About the Role
As a Sr. Distinguished Applied Researcher, you will drive strategic direction through collaboration with Applied Science, Engineering, and Product leaders across Capital One. This is an individual contributor role where you will guide and mentor a team of applied scientists and their managers without being a direct people leader. You will serve as an external leader representing Capital One in the research community, collaborating with prominent faculty members in the relevant AI research community.
You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products that change how customers interact with their money. Your work involves building AI foundation models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation. You will engage in high-impact applied research to push the latest AI developments into the next generation of customer experiences, translating the complexity of your work into tangible business goals.
Hiring Process
Candidates are expected to submit applications for a minimum of 5 business days. Please note that no agencies are accepted for this position. 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.
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 the requirements of applicable laws. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment where talent can thrive.
Work location
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
Key Responsibilities
- check_circlePartner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered platforms and solutions
- check_circleBuild AI foundation models through all phases of development from design to implementation
- check_circleTranslate complex technical work into tangible business goals for stakeholders
- check_circleRepresent Capital One as an external leader in the AI research community
- check_circleEngage in high impact applied research to advance next generation customer experiences
- check_circleGuide and mentor applied scientists and managers without direct people leadership
- check_circleUtilize technologies like PyTorch and AWS to extract insights from large data volumes
Requirements
- verifiedPhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related fields plus 6 years of experience in Applied Research
- verifiedM.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related fields plus 8 years of experience in Applied Research
- verifiedHands-on experience developing AI foundation models using open-source tools and cloud computing platforms
- verifiedExperience building large deep learning models
- verifiedExperience delivering libraries, platform level code, or solution level code to existing products
- verifiedTrack record of first author publications or projects in machine learning
- verifiedAbility to own and pursue a research agenda
- verifiedExperience with 500+ node clusters of GPUs
- verifiedExperience with training optimization frameworks (DeepSpeed, NeMo)
Nice to Have
PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or Electrical Engineering. LLM expertise including: PhD focus on NLP or Masters with 10 years of industrial NLP research experience; core contributor to a team that trained a large language model from scratch (10B+ parameters, 500B+ tokens); numerous publications at ACL, NAACL, EMNLP, Neurips, ICML, or ICLR on LLM pre-training topics; experience working on an available LLM (open source or commercial); demonstrated ability to guide the technical direction of a large-scale model training team; experience working with 500+ node GPU clusters; experience with LLMs scaled to 70B parameters and 1T+ tokens; experience with common training optimization frameworks such as DeepSpeed and NeMo.
Benefits & Perks
check_circleEligible for performance-based incentive compensation including cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives
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Skills, education and keywords
Skills: Machine Learning, Ai, Pytorch, Aws, Huggingface, Lightning, Vectordbs, Deep Learning, LLM, NLP.
Education: PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics or related fields; M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics or related fields.
Frequently asked questions about Sr. Distinguished Applied Researcher at Capital One
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In this Sr. Distinguished Applied Researcher at Capital One role, you will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver ai-powered platforms and solutions; build ai foundation models through all phases of development from design to implementation; translate complex technical work into tangible business goals for stakeholders; and represent capital one as an external leader in the ai research community.
What are the requirements for this Sr. Distinguished Applied Researcher role?expand_more
Capital One is looking for candidates who meet the following requirements: PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related fields plus 6 years of experience in Applied Research; M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or related fields plus 8 years of experience in Applied Research; Hands-on experience developing AI foundation models using open-source tools and cloud computing platforms; Experience building large deep learning models; Experience delivering libraries, platform level code, or solution level code to existing products; and Track record of first author publications or projects in machine learning.
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Sr. Distinguished Applied Researcher at Capital One is based in NYU Paulson Center, 181, Mercer Street, University Village, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10012, United States. This is a on-site role.
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Capital One has listed this Sr. Distinguished Applied Researcher role as on-site.
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Sr. Distinguished Applied Researcher at Capital One typically requires 6–8 years of relevant experience at the senior level.
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Key skills for Sr. Distinguished Applied Researcher at Capital One include Machine Learning; Ai; Pytorch; Aws; Huggingface; Lightning; Vectordbs; and Deep Learning.
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Educational requirements for this role: PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics or related fields; and M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics or related fields.
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