Principal Associate, Data Scientist - Recommendation & Personalization Systems

Capital One

McLean, VA, USA
Base: $161,800 - $201,400; bonus/equity: performan...
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Machine learning models
Deep research and massive impact
Foundation models
** Capital One is seeking a Principal Associate, Data Scientist to join their elite Applied AI team in McLean, VA, New York, NY, or San Jose, CA. The role focuses on developing personalized recommendation systems using advanced machine learning techniques and requires a strong background in data analytics and familiarity with technologies like Python and AWS. **

Job Summary

  • Join an elite Applied AI team within AI Foundations, operating at the intersection of deep research and massive real-world impact.
  • Our core mission involves architecting and deploying cutting-edge personalized recommendation engines, powered by original research into homegrown Foundation Models, advanced Reinforcement Learning techniques, and a state-of-the-art scalable architecture built for billions of interactions.
  • Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.

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** Capital One is seeking a Principal Associate, Data Scientist to join their elite Applied AI team in McLean, VA, New York, NY, or San Jose, CA. The role focuses on developing personalized recommendation systems using advanced machine learning techniques and requires a strong background in data analytics and familiarity with technologies like Python and AWS. **

Salary

Base: $161,800 - $201,400; Bonus/Equity: performance based incentive compensation; Benefits: comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Machine learning models
  • Deep research and massive impact
  • Foundation Models
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Scalable architecture
  • Transformer-based architectures

Nice-to-have

  • Innovative and creative problem-solving
  • Statistically-minded and data guru
  • Translate complexity into business goals

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree + 5 years data analytics
  • Master's Degree + 3 years data analytics
  • PhD + 0 years data analytics
  • 1+ year AWS experience
  • 3+ years Python, Scala, or R
  • 3+ years machine learning
  • 3+ years SQL

Work Rights

Not specified

Sponsorship: available

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