AI Engineer (AI Foundations)
Core
Design, develop, test, deploy, and support AI software components including foundation model training, LLM inference, agents, and multi-agent workflows to improve associate and customer experiences.
Role type
Senior IC AI Engineer (AI Foundations)
Builds
Production AI systems, foundation models, and multi-model orchestration pipelines for Capital One's banking platform.
Domain
Financial Services / Generative AI / Large Language Models
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Foundation model training, LLM inference, multi-agent workflows, similarity search, model evaluation, cost-performance governance, multi-model orchestration, GPU utilization optimization, technical roadmap planning, mentorship
Preferred skills
Advanced foundation model optimization techniques, design council leadership
Technologies
AWS Ultraclusters, Hugging Face, VectorDBs, PyTorch, CUDA, Azure, C#
Responsibilities
Design and implement multi-model orchestration pipelines unifying LLMs and vector search; lead cost-performance governance reviews tracking GPU utilization and inference cost; mentor Principal- and Manager-level AI engineers; shape technical vision and long-term roadmap for foundational AI systems.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities


