Sr Director, AI Engineering - job post
$314,800 – $359,300 USD
Tech Stack
Responsibilities
- Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products that enhance associate work and customer interactions.
- Oversee the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of AI software components, including foundation model training, LLM inference, and governance.
- Make high-judgment build-vs-buy decisions across Open Source and SaaS AI technologies (e.g., AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, VectorDBs).
- Invent and introduce state-of-the-art LLM optimization techniques to improve performance (scalability, cost, latency, throughput) of large-scale production AI systems.
- Attract and retain top talent in the AI industry and foster a culture of learning and professional development within the team.
Soft Skills
Team LeadershipMentoringCoachingTechnical Decision-MakingCross-Functional Collaboration
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- 401k
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Mental Health
Culture
Mission-DrivenCustomer-ObsessedLearning BudgetMentorship Program
Requirements
Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields
Preferred: Master's degree in Computer Science, AI, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields
Regions: Us
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About Capital One
Industry: fintech
Size: enterprise
Capital One is a financial services company seeking to transform its technology space by building innovative solutions and meeting customer needs, particularly in their travel product offerings.
View company profile →Compensation
Base salary: $314,800 – $359,300 USD
Bonus: Performance based incentive compensation, including cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI)