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From the employer's careers site First seen 1 Nov 2026 · Still live on 11 Nov 2026

Principal Data Scientist, AI Foundations

Capital One senior full-time

Salary

$158,600 - $181,000 per year

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Description

As a Principal Data Scientist at Capital One, you'll lead the next wave of disruption using the latest computing and machine learning technologies across billions of customer records. You'll be part of the AI Foundations Specialist Models Data Science team, building and shipping state-of-the-art scalable architecture and AI/ML solutions for Capital One's award-winning mobile app.

Responsibilities:

  • Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products that change how customers interact with their money.
  • Leverage technologies like Pytorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Hugging Face, LangChain, Lightning, VectorDBs, and more to reveal insights in huge volumes of data.
  • Be an expert in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to harness the power of Large Language Models (LLMs) and adapt them for customer-facing applications.
  • Build machine learning and NLP models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, and validation.
  • Translate complex work into tangible business goals.

The Ideal Candidate:

  • Is customer-first, innovative, creative, a leader, technical, and influential.
  • Has experience with advanced ML and DL technologies, including language models.
  • Is comfortable with LLMs and solutions using open-source tools and cloud computing platforms.
  • Has an engineering mindset with a track record of delivering models at scale.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a relevant degree (Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD) in a quantitative field.
  • Has relevant experience performing data analytics.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree or PhD in a STEM field.
  • Experience working with AWS.
  • Proficiency in Python, Scala, or R.
  • Experience with machine learning and SQL.

Salary Information:

  • McLean, VA: $158,600 - $181,000 per year
  • New York, NY: $173,000 - $197,400 per year
  • San Jose, CA: $173,000 - $197,400 per year

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits.
  • Performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.

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Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Master's Degree or PhD in STEM field
  • Experience working with AWS
  • Proficiency in Python, Scala, or R
  • Experience with machine learning and SQL

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