Capital One
Staff AI Engineer role (Remote Eligible)
$245K–$335K
San Francisco, CA +5 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
US Remote
McLean, VA
Cambridge, MA
San Jose, CA
New York, NY - Experience
- At least 8 years developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies with a bachelor's degree, or at least 6 years with a master's degree; at least 8 years programming with a listed language.
- Education
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, AI, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
- Visa sponsorship
- Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization.
About the job
Build and lead foundational AI systems and AI-powered products, setting enterprise architecture standards and optimizing production model performance.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, deploy, and support AI components including foundation model training, LLM inference, agents, similarity search, guardrails, evaluation, and observability.
- Set technical direction for enterprise AI architecture and lead model routing, caching, orchestration, and responsible AI practices.
- Optimize production AI systems for scalability, cost, latency, and throughput; mentor teams and shape the long-term roadmap.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a listed or related field plus at least 8 years developing AI/ML algorithms or technologies, or a master's degree in a listed or related field plus at least 6 years of that experience.
- At least 8 years programming with Python, Go, Scala, CUDA, or Java.
Nice to have
- Experience designing and deploying scalable, responsible AI systems on cloud platforms, including tradeoffs among cost, latency, throughput, and accuracy.
- Experience with AI architecture, optimization, agentic systems, and leading or mentoring engineering teams.
Pay
$244,700 - $279,200 USD base salary (Remote); $269,100 - $307,200 USD base salary (Cambridge, MA); $269,100 - $307,200 USD base salary (McLean, VA); $293,600 - $335,100 USD base salary (New York, NY); $293,600 - $335,100 USD base salary (San Francisco, CA); $293,600 - $335,100 USD base salary (San Jose, CA)
Tools
Python, Go, Scala, CUDA, Java, AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, PyTorch
AI focus
Develop foundational and enterprise-scale AI systems, including foundation model training, LLM inference, agentic workflows, model optimization, responsible AI, and production AI infrastructure.
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