Collaborate with enterprise platform and data science teams, contributing to platform capabilities where appropriate and partnering on use case delivery
Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including senior leadership, product owners, data science teams, and enterprise platform partners
Represent Capital One in external ML/AI technical forums, contributing to industry discussions
Develop and advocate for strategies to proactively manage technical debt across ML/AI systems
Actively mentor and develop engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning
What we're looking for
Deep expertise in Python and ML engineering
Deep expertise in ML/AI systems design, MLOps, and cloud-native architectures
Track record of leading ML/AI technical initiatives across multiple teams
Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Experience with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn) and Gen AI/Agentic frameworks (LangGraph, LangChain, VectorDBs, RAG)
Understanding of responsible AI practices, including guardrails, hallucination mitigation, and output quality management for AI systems
Experience designing and scaling low-latency, customer-facing ML/AI architectures
Proven experience setting a multi-team ML/AI technical vision and strategy
Strong track record of technical leadership and influence without authority
Experience driving ML engineering standards and best practices across organisations
Deep understanding of the full ML/AI development lifecycle, including model serving, data pipelines, and Gen AI systems
Experience leveraging enterprise platforms to deliver business use cases at scale
Experience of steering Communities of Practice or technical forums
Strong business acumen and ability to translate ML/AI concepts for various audiences
Where and how you'll work
This is a permanent position based in our London office.
We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our office and from home.
We're big on collaboration and connection, so you'll be based in our London office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
What's in it for you
Bring us all this - and you'll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation
We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers)
Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance - with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave
Open-plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms.
What you should know about how we recruit
We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it's about what you do, not just what you say. That's why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages.
We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few:
REACH - Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies
OutFront - to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates
Mind Your Mind - signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all
Women in Tech - promoting an inclusive environment in tech
EmpowHER - network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry
Enabled - focused on supporting associates with disabilities and neurodiversity
Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.
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For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com
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