✦ Luna Orbit — AI & Machine Learning

Director, Data Scientist - Generative AI Systems

at Capital One Financial

📍 2 Locations Unknown 💰 $269K – $307K USD / year Posted April 01, 2026
Salary $269K – $307K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 4+ years
Education A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) plus 9 years of experience performing data analytics; or a Master's Degree plus 7 years; or a PhD plus 4 years
Category AI & Machine Learning

Director-level data science lead for Generative AI Systems, responsible for delivering AI-powered products and research in NLP/LLMs, using open-source tools and cloud platforms to serve tens of millions of users.

  • Partner with cross-functional data scientists, software engineers, ML engineers and product managers; develop and productionize ML/NLP models; mentor team; contribute research to conferences

Tech stack includes PyTorch, AWS, Hugging Face, LangChain, Lightning, VectorDBs; focus on NLP, LLM customization, productionization, and scalable systems; strong emphasis on leadership and collaboration.

The ideal candidate is a director-level data scientist with 4+ years ML and 5+ years Python/Scala/R experience, strong NLP/LLM background, and hands-on AWS exposure; must lead teams and translate business problems into AI solutions.

A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field plus 9 years of experience performing data analyticsA Master's Degree in a quantitative field or an MBA with a quantitative concentration plus 7 years of experience performing data analyticsA PhD in a quantitative field plus 4 years of experience performing data analyticsAt least 4 years of experience leveraging open source programming languages for large scale data analysisAt least 4 years of experience working with machine learningAt least 4 years of experience utilizing relational databasesAt least 5 years of experience in PythonScalaor R for large scale data analysisAt least 5 years of experience with machine learning
PhD in STEM field plus 5 years of experience in data analyticsAt least 1 year of experience working with AWSAt least 3 years of experience managing peopleAt least 5 years of experience in PythonScalaor R for large-scale data analysis
PyTorchHugging FaceLangChainLightningVectorDBsAWS
9+ years data analytics with Bachelor's; or 7+ years with Master's; or 4+ years with PhD; 4+ years open-source languages; 4+ years ML; 4+ years relational databases; 5+ years Python/Scala/R; 5+ years ML
PyTorchAWSAmazon Web ServicesHugging FaceLangChainLightningVectorDBsNLPLLMsPythonScalaRMachine LearningOpen-source languagesRelational databases
Customer focusCreativityLeadershipCommunicationTeamwork
Industry Fintech
Job Function Lead Generative AI Systems initiatives, delivering AI-powered customer interactions across Capital One platforms
Role Subtype Director
Tech Domains Python, Scala, R, Pytorch, Hugging Face, LangChain, Amazon Web Services, Relational Databases
Visa Sponsorship Yes
DirectorData ScientistGenerative AI SystemsNLPLLMsPyTorchHugging FaceLangChainLightningVectorDBsAWSAmazon Web ServicesPythonScalaRMachine LearningOpen-source languagesRelational databasesGenerative AIAI systemsNLP models

Lack of 4+ years ML experience, Lack of PyTorch/Hugging Face experience, Lack of AWS experience

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