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INTRODUCTION
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 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:
- Play a crucial role to architect and launch conversational experiences that are powered by state of art Generative AI capabilities to millions of Capital One customers
- Partner with a cross-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.
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and support AI software components including foundation model training, large language model inference, similarity search, guardrails, model evaluation, experimentation, governance, and observability, etc.
- Leverage a broad stack of Open Source and SaaS AI technologies such as AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, VectorDBs, Nemo Guardrails, PyTorch, and more.
- Invent and introduce state-of-the-art LLM optimization techniques to improve the performance — scalability, cost, latency, throughput — of large scale production AI systems.
- Contribute to the technical vision and the long term roadmap of foundational AI systems at Capital One.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Loves to build systems, takes pride in the quality of your work, and also shares our passion to do the right thing. You want to work on problems that will help change banking for good.
- Passion for staying abreast of the latest research, and an ability to intuitively understand scientific publications and judiciously apply novel techniques in production.
- Adapts quickly and thrives on bringing clarity to big, undefined problems. Loves asking questions and digging deep to uncover the root of problems and can articulate your findings concisely with clarity. Has the courage to share new ideas even when they are unproven.
- Deeply Technical. Possesses a strong foundation in engineering and mathematics, and your expertise in hardware, software, and AI enable you to see and exploit optimization opportunities that others miss.
- A resilient trail blazer who can forge new paths to achieve business goals when the route is unknown.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or AI plus at least 8 years of experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies, or Master's degree plus at least 6 years of experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies
- At least 8 years of experience programming with Python, Go, Scala, or Java
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 8 years of experience deploying scalable and responsible AI solutions on cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, or equivalent private cloud)
- Experience architecting, designing, developing, integrating, delivering, and supporting complex AI systems
- Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor multiple engineering teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders up to the VP level
- Experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies (e.g. LLM Inference, Similarity Search and VectorDBs, Guardrails, Memory) using Python, C++, C#, Java, or Golang
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant technical field
- Experience developing and applying state-of-the-art techniques for optimizing training and inference software to improve hardware utilization, latency, throughput, and cost
- Passion for staying on top of the latest AI research and AI systems, and judiciously apply novel techniques in production
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex AI concepts to peers
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
COMPENSATION
- Cambridge, MA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Distinguished AI Engineer
- McLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Distinguished AI Engineer
- New York, NY: $293,600 - $335,100 for Distinguished AI Engineer
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.
This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.
If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com.
Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.
Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

INTRODUCTION
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 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:
- Play a crucial role to architect and launch conversational experiences that are powered by state of art Generative AI capabilities to millions of Capital One customers
- Partner with a cross-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.
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and support AI software components including foundation model training, large language model inference, similarity search, guardrails, model evaluation, experimentation, governance, and observability, etc.
- Leverage a broad stack of Open Source and SaaS AI technologies such as AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, VectorDBs, Nemo Guardrails, PyTorch, and more.
- Invent and introduce state-of-the-art LLM optimization techniques to improve the performance — scalability, cost, latency, throughput — of large scale production AI systems.
- Contribute to the technical vision and the long term roadmap of foundational AI systems at Capital One.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Loves to build systems, takes pride in the quality of your work, and also shares our passion to do the right thing. You want to work on problems that will help change banking for good.
- Passion for staying abreast of the latest research, and an ability to intuitively understand scientific publications and judiciously apply novel techniques in production.
- Adapts quickly and thrives on bringing clarity to big, undefined problems. Loves asking questions and digging deep to uncover the root of problems and can articulate your findings concisely with clarity. Has the courage to share new ideas even when they are unproven.
- Deeply Technical. Possesses a strong foundation in engineering and mathematics, and your expertise in hardware, software, and AI enable you to see and exploit optimization opportunities that others miss.
- A resilient trail blazer who can forge new paths to achieve business goals when the route is unknown.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or AI plus at least 8 years of experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies, or Master's degree plus at least 6 years of experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies
- At least 8 years of experience programming with Python, Go, Scala, or Java
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 8 years of experience deploying scalable and responsible AI solutions on cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, or equivalent private cloud)
- Experience architecting, designing, developing, integrating, delivering, and supporting complex AI systems
- Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor multiple engineering teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders up to the VP level
- Experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies (e.g. LLM Inference, Similarity Search and VectorDBs, Guardrails, Memory) using Python, C++, C#, Java, or Golang
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant technical field
- Experience developing and applying state-of-the-art techniques for optimizing training and inference software to improve hardware utilization, latency, throughput, and cost
- Passion for staying on top of the latest AI research and AI systems, and judiciously apply novel techniques in production
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex AI concepts to peers
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
COMPENSATION
- Cambridge, MA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Distinguished AI Engineer
- McLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Distinguished AI Engineer
- New York, NY: $293,600 - $335,100 for Distinguished AI Engineer
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.
This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.
If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com.
Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.
Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).
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Which companies sponsor visas for AI engineers in Massachusetts?
Several large employers in Massachusetts have established track records of sponsoring AI engineers, including Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM, and Wayfair in Greater Boston and Cambridge. Biotech and life sciences companies such as Biogen and Moderna also hire AI engineers and have sponsored work visas. Startups in the Kendall Square ecosystem are increasingly sponsoring, though their capacity varies significantly by funding stage and HR infrastructure.
Which visa types are most common for AI engineer roles in Massachusetts?
The H-1B is the most common visa category for AI engineers in Massachusetts, as the role typically qualifies as a specialty occupation requiring a degree in computer science, data science, or a related field. Candidates with an F-1 OPT or STEM OPT extension often work in AI roles while their employer pursues H-1B sponsorship. Some employers also use the O-1A for candidates with exceptional research recognition or publications.
Which cities in Massachusetts have the most AI engineer sponsorship jobs?
Cambridge and Boston account for the largest share of AI engineer sponsorship opportunities in Massachusetts, anchored by the Kendall Square tech and biotech cluster, university research labs, and major corporate offices. Waltham and Burlington along the Route 128 corridor are also significant hubs, hosting established tech and defense companies. Worcester has a growing presence tied to its university research ecosystem.
How to find ai engineer visa sponsorship jobs in Massachusetts?
Migrate Mate filters AI engineer jobs specifically by visa sponsorship, so you're not sorting through listings that don't apply to international candidates. For Massachusetts, you can browse roles filtered to the state and see which employers are actively sponsoring. Given the volume of AI hiring across Greater Boston and Cambridge, new AI engineer roles with sponsorship appear regularly on Migrate Mate across both established tech companies and venture-backed startups.
Are there any state-specific considerations for AI engineers seeking sponsorship in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts has a strong university pipeline through MIT, Harvard, Northeastern, and Boston University, which means many local employers are experienced with F-1 OPT and STEM OPT transitions into H-1B sponsorship. The Department of Labor prevailing wage requirements apply to all sponsored AI engineer roles here, and Massachusetts generally falls into higher wage tiers given its cost of living, which can influence which employers actively pursue sponsorship for these positions.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored ai engineer jobs in Massachusetts?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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