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Capital One

Lead AI Engineer (AI Foundations, LLM Customization and Finetuning)

Department
Engineering
Job Type / Location
501 Broadway, New York, New York
Experience Required
7+ years
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Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deploy AI software components including foundation model training, large language model inference, and similarity search systems
  • Implement state-of-the-art LLM optimization techniques to improve scalability, cost efficiency, and latency of production AI systems
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities into scalable, high-performance infrastructure
  • Establish model evaluation frameworks, guardrails, and governance processes for responsible AI deployment
  • Contribute to the technical vision and long-term roadmap for foundational AI systems
  • Leverage open-source and SaaS technologies such as Hugging Face, Nemo Guardrails, and vector databases

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI, or related field plus 4+ years of AI/ML development experience (or Master's degree plus 2+ years)
  • Deep expertise in machine learning algorithms, model fine-tuning, and optimization techniques
  • Proficiency in PyTorch, AWS infrastructure, and vector database systems
  • Strong foundation in mathematics and engineering with a track record of identifying optimization opportunities
  • Ability to stay current with AI research and apply novel techniques in production environments

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