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Current PhD, Applied Research Internship Program - Summer 2027

Capital One Hybrid full-time

Salary

$191,000 - $209,000 per year

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Description

At Capital One, you will help bring the transformative power of emerging AI capabilities to reimagine how we serve our customers and businesses.

Job Details: You will join Capital One for a full-time, 12-week, summer applied research experience, discovering solutions to real-world, large-scale problems.

Responsibilities:

  • Engage in high-impact applied research with the goal of taking the latest AI developments and pushing them into the next generation of customer experiences, or contributing to publications in this field.
  • Partner with a cross-functional team of applied researchers, data scientists, software engineers, machine learning engineers, and product managers to test and design AI-powered products that change how customers interact with their money.
  • Leverage a broad stack of technologies , Pytorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, Lightning, VectorDBs, and more , to reveal the insights hidden within huge volumes of numeric and textual data.
  • Flex your interpersonal skills to translate the complexity of your work into tangible business goals.
  • Partner with leading researchers to publish papers at top academic conferences.
  • Develop professionally through networking sessions, technical deep dives, and executive speaker sessions from across Capital One.

Requirements:

  • Currently enrolled in an accredited PhD Program
  • 1st year of PhD coursework must be completed by June 2027
  • Preferred qualifications:

+ Completed 2nd or 3rd year of PhD Program + PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or related fields + Programming experience (e.g., Python) and experience with at least one deep learning framework (e.g., PyTorch) + Publications in leading conferences such as ICLR, NeurIPs, ICML, ACL, NAACL, EMNLP, KDD, or CVPR

Benefits: Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits that support your total well-being.

Salary: McLean, VA: $191,000 - $191,000 for Applied Research PhD Intern New York, NY: $209,000 - $209,000 for Applied Research PhD Intern San Jose, CA: $209,000 - $209,000 for Applied Research PhD Intern

Skills

Required

  • Python
  • deep learning framework
  • PhD in Computer Science or related field

Nice to have

  • PyTorch
  • AWS Ultraclusters
  • Huggingface
  • Lightning
  • VectorDBs
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