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Sr Manager, AI Engineering

Capital One

San Jose, CA
Full Time
Senior
246k-281k
14 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

At Capital One, we are creating responsible and reliable AI systems, changing banking for good. We have been industry leaders in using machine learning to create real-time, personalized customer experiences. Our investments in technology infrastructure and world-class talent position us to be at the forefront of enterprises leveraging AI. Our applications of AI & ML aim to bring humanity and simplicity to banking, and we are committed to building world-class applied science and engineering teams to deliver industry-leading capabilities with breakthrough product experiences and scalable, high-performance AI infrastructure. The Sr Manager, AI Engineering will help bring the transformative power of emerging AI capabilities to reimagine how we serve our customers and businesses.

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with a cross-functional team of engineers, research scientists, technical program managers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered products that change how our associates work and how our customers interact with Capital One.
  • Oversee the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of AI software components including foundation model training, large language model inference, similarity search, guardrails, model evaluation, experimentation, governance, and observability.
  • Make high judgment build-vs-buy decisions across a broad stack of Open Source and SaaS AI technologies such as AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, VectorDBs, Nemo Guardrails, PyTorch, and more.
  • Invent and introduce state-of-the-art LLM optimization techniques to improve the performance—scalability, cost, latency, throughput—of large-scale production AI systems.
  • Contribute to the technical vision and long-term roadmap of foundational AI systems at Capital One.
  • Attract and retain top talent in the AI industry and nurture personal and professional development for your team.
  • Foster a culture of learning and staying abreast of the state-of-the-art in AI.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or AI plus at least 6 years of experience developing or leading AI and ML algorithms or technologies.
  • Or Master's degree plus at least 4 years of experience developing or leading AI and ML algorithms or technologies.
  • At least 1 year of people leadership experience.
  • Deep technical foundation in engineering and mathematics, with expertise in hardware, software, and AI optimization opportunities.
  • Strong ability to understand scientific publications and apply novel techniques in production.
  • Hands-on experience with AI/ML deployment, model training, and optimization.

Nice to Have

  • 3 years of experience managing and leading an engineering team.
  • 6 years of experience deploying scalable and responsible AI solutions on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
  • Experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies such as LLM inference, similarity search, VectorDBs, guardrails, memory.
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant technical field.
  • Passion for staying abreast of the latest AI research and applying novel techniques in production.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills to articulate complex AI concepts.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or AI with at least 6 years of experience, or Master's degree with at least 4 years of experience.
  • Or at least 1 year of people leadership experience.
  • Experience deploying AI solutions on cloud platforms.

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive full-time annual salary, e.g., $245,900 - $280,600 for San Jose, CA.
  • Performance-based incentive compensation, including cash bonuses and long-term incentives.
  • Comprehensive, inclusive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being.
  • Eligibility for sponsorship for employment authorization.

Working at Capital One

At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company, led by Chairman and CEO Richard Fairbank. We are on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We value innovation, customer focus, and a culture of learning and professional development.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 10, 2025
Salary246k-281k
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceSenior

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About Capital One

Website

capitalone.com

Location

San Jose, CA

Industry

Commercial Banking

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