Capital One

banking

SeniorLeadAIEngineer(GenAIPlatformServices)

$230–262k San Jose, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Senior Lead AI Engineer (Gen AI Platform Services) at Capital One. Skills: AI, ML, Gen AI, Large Language Models, Foundation Models, Platform Services, Python, Cloud Platforms. Design, develop, test, deploy, and support AI software components including foundation model training, large language model inference, similarity search, guardrails, model evaluation, experimentation, governance, and observability. Invent and introduce state-of-the-art LLM optimization techniques to improve the performanc”

What You'll Achieve.

deliver AI-powered products that change how our associates work and how our customers interact with Capital One; deliver value to millions of customers; enhance their products with the transformative power of AI; achieve business goals

Industry & Context.

banking
Problems you'll solve

digging deep to uncover the root of problems; clarity to big, undefined problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields plus at least 6 years of experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies, or a Master's degree in Computer Science, AI, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields plus at least 4 years of experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies, At least 6 years of experience programming with Python, Go, Scala, or Java

Nice to Have

7 years of experience deploying scalable and responsible AI solutions on cloud platforms (e. g. AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, or equivalent private cloud), Experience designing, developing, integrating, delivering, and supporting complex AI systems, Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor an engineering team and influence cross-functional stakeholders, Experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies (e. g. LLM Inference, Similarity Search and VectorDBs, Guardrails, Memory) using Python, C++, C#, Java, or Golang, Experience developing and applying state-of-the-art techniques for optimizing training and inference software to improve hardware utilization, latency, throughput, and cost, Passion for staying abreast of the latest AI research and AI systems, and judiciously apply novel techniques in production

What You'll Do.

and support AI software components including foundation model training

large language model inference

Invent and introduce state-of-the-art LLM optimization techniques to improve the performance — scalability

throughput — of large scale production AI systems

Contribute to the technical vision and the long term roadmap of foundational AI systems

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with a cross-functional team of engineers, research scientists, technical program managers, and product managers; influence cross-functional stakeholders

Communication Scope

articulate findings concisely with clarity; Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to articulate complex AI concepts to peers

Process & Methodology

technical program managers

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