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Capital One (Plano campus)

Director, AI Engineering

AI summary of the role

Director of AI Engineering leading the agentic AI platform strategy and development within Capital One's Intelligent Foundations and Experiences (IFX) team.

What you’ll do

  • Define strategic vision and oversee development of autonomous AI systems and platforms
  • Provide technical leadership for design, development, testing and deployment of agentic workflows
  • Develop and execute strategic roadmap for the agentic AI platform aligned with organizational priorities
  • Guide technical teams on AI orchestration, MLOps, and application development best practices

What you’ll bring

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields plus 8+ years developing AI/ML algorithms, or Master's plus 6+ years
  • At least 3 years of people leadership experience
  • Experience with AI/ML algorithms and technologies (LLM Inference, VectorDBs, Guardrails, Memory) using Python, C++, C#, Java, or Golang
  • 7+ years deploying scalable AI solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, or equivalent)

Technologies

AI/ML · LLM Inference · VectorDBs · Guardrails · Memory · Python · C++ · Java · Golang · AWS · Google Cloud · Azure

Source and classification

Deployment team leadership · Evidence for this classification:

power of emerging AI capabilities to reimagine how we serve our customers and businesses who have come to love the products and services we build. Team Description: The Intelligent Foundations and Experiences (IFX) team is at the center of bringing our vision for AI at Capital One to life. We work hand-in-hand with our partners across the company to advance the state of the art in science and AI engineering, and we build and deploy proprietary solutions that are central to our business and deliver value to millions of customers. Our AI models and platforms empower teams across Capital One to enhance their products with the transformative power of AI, in responsible and scalable ways for the highest leverage impact. In this role, you will: Be responsible for defining the strategic vision, overseeing the development, and managing the growth of an organization's autonomous AI systems
More from the job description

Director, AI Engineering Overview: At Capital One, we are creating responsible and reliable AI systems, changing banking for good. For years, Capital One has been an industry leader in using machine learning to create real-time, personalized customer experiences. Our investments in technology infrastructure and world-class talent — along with our deep experience in machine learning — position us to be at the forefront of enterprises leveraging AI. From informing customers about unusual charges to answering their questions in real time, our applications of AI & ML are bringing humanity and simplicity to banking. We are committed to continuing to build world-class applied science and engineering teams to deliver our industry leading capabilities with breakthrough product experiences and scalable, high-performance AI infrastructure. At Capital One, you will help bring the transformative power of emerging AI capabilities to reimagine how we serve our customers and businesses who have come to love the products and services we build. Team Description: The Intelligent Foundations and Experiences (IFX) team is at the center of bringing our vision for AI at Capital One to life. We work hand-in-hand with our partners across the company to advance the state of the art in science and AI engineering, and we build and deploy proprietary solutions that are central to our business and deli [... source excerpt omitted ...] ms empower teams across Capital One to enhance their products with the transformative power of AI, in responsible and scalable ways for the highest leverage impact. In this role, you will: Be responsible for defining the strategic vision, overseeing the development, and managing the growth of an organization's autonomous AI systems and platforms. This position requires a combination of strategic thinking, technical expertise in AI/ML, and strong leadership to align the platform with business goals, build and manage teams, and drive innovation. Provide technical leadership for the design, development, testing and deployment of agentic workflows across Capital One Develop and e [... source excerpt omitted ...] -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. Advise on the selection of technologies, programming languages, AI/ML models, orchestration engines, and deployment platforms. Make high judgment build-vs-buy decisions across a broad stack of Open Source and SaaS AI technologies. Contribute to the technical vision and the 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 o

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