Distinguished Applied Researcher

Capital One

Cambridge, MA, US
Base: $278,400 - $381,300 depending on location; b...
Phd in computer science or related field
4+ years applied research experience
Hands-on pytorch and aws ultraclusters
This role involves partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products that transform how customers interact with their money

Job Summary

  • This role involves partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products that transform how customers interact with their money.
  • Candidates will be expected to build AI foundation models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation.
  • The position offers the opportunity to represent Capital One as an external leader in the research community while mentoring a team of applied scientists.

Matching Summary

This role involves partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products that transform how customers interact with their money.

Salary

Base: $278,400 - $381,300 depending on location; Bonus/Equity: Performance based incentive compensation available; Benefits: Comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits included

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • PhD in Computer Science or related field
  • 4+ years applied research experience
  • Hands-on PyTorch and AWS Ultraclusters
  • Experience with Huggingface and Lightning
  • Deep learning model training at scale

Nice-to-have

  • First author publications in top venues
  • Passion for talent development
  • Ability to translate complex work to business goals
  • Experience with multi-agentic LLMs
  • Track record of delivering platform level code

Key Requirements

  • PhD plus 4 years experience OR MS plus 6 years
  • LLM PhD focus on NLP preferred
  • Core contributor to 10B+ parameter LLM training
  • Publications at ACL, NAACL, EMNLP, Neurips, ICML, or ICLR

Work Rights

Not specified

Sponsorship: available

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