Senior Lead AI Engineer (MLX Emerging AI Patterns)

Discover Financial
San Jose, New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 250,800 - 286,200 annuallyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 6+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Presentation","Problem-solving","Adaptability","Technical rigor"]

Build and deploy AI-powered foundation model capabilities across training, LLM inference, similarity search, guardrails, evaluation, experimentation, governance, and observability. Partner with engineers, research scientists, technical program managers, and product managers to deliver AI products that enhance associates’ workflows and improve customer experiences. Use a mix of Open Source and SaaS technologies (e.g., AWS infrastructure, Hugging Face, VectorDBs, Nemo Guardrails, PyTorch) and develop LLM optimization methods to reduce cost, latency, and improve throughput at production scale.

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Senior Lead AI Engineer (MLX Emerging AI Patterns)

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Job Summary

Build and deploy AI-powered foundation model capabilities across training, LLM inference, similarity search, guardrails, evaluation, experimentation, governance, and observability. Partner with engineers, research scientists, technical program managers, and product managers to deliver AI products that enhance associates’ workflows and improve customer experiences. Use a mix of Open Source and SaaS technologies (e.g., AWS infrastructure, Hugging Face, VectorDBs, Nemo Guardrails, PyTorch) and develop LLM optimization methods to reduce cost, latency, and improve throughput at production scale.
Location: San Jose, New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner with cross-functional engineers, research scientists, technical program managers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered products.
  • •Design, develop, test, deploy, and support AI software components including foundation model training, LLM inference, similarity search, guardrails, model evaluation, experimentation, governance, and observability.
  • •Leverage Open Source and SaaS AI technologies such as AWS Ultraclusters, Hugging Face, VectorDBs, Nemo Guardrails, and PyTorch.
  • •Invent and introduce state-of-the-art LLM optimization techniques to improve scalability, cost, latency, and throughput of production AI systems.
  • •Contribute to the technical vision and long-term roadmap for foundational AI systems at Capital One.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 250,800 - 286,200 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/AI/EE/CE (or related) plus 6+ years developing AI/ML algorithms or technologies, or a Master’s plus 4+ years.
  • •6+ years programming with Python, Go, Scala, or Java.
  • •Preferred: 7+ years deploying scalable and responsible AI solutions on cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, or equivalent.
  • •Experience designing, developing, integrating, delivering, and supporting complex AI systems across the ML lifecycle.
  • •Preferred: demonstrated ability to lead and mentor an engineering team and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
Experience:6+ yearsAI/MLCloud computingLLM inferenceResponsible AIVector search
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, AI, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields
Skills:CommunicationPresentationProblem-solvingAdaptabilityTechnical rigor
Tech Stack:AWSGoogle CloudAzureHuggingfaceVectorDBsNemo GuardrailsPyTorchUltraclustersPythonGoScalaJavaC++C#GolangLLM inferenceSimilarity searchGuardrailsModel evaluationExperimentation

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Sponsorship available.

Company Brief

Discover Financial
Provides consumer banking products, credit cards, personal loans, and payment services through the Discover brand. It operates a major U.S. financial network and serves individuals and merchants with lending and digital payment solutions.
Industry: Retail Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 10M to 25M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Riverwoods, United States
Founded: 1985
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