Distinguished Machine Learning Engineer

Capital One

Machine Learning Engineer at Capital One delivering scalable ML applications while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Driving innovation in financial services with a focus on risk technology.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeMcLean • California, New York, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $269,100 - $335,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudNumpyPandasPythonScalaScikit-Learn

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver ML models and software components that solve challenging business problems in the financial services industry, working in collaboration with the Product, Architecture, Engineering, and Data Science teams
Drive the creation and evolution of ML models and software that enable state-of-the-art intelligent systems
Lead large-scale ML initiatives with the customer in mind
Leverage cloud-based architectures and technologies to deliver optimized ML models at scale
Optimize data pipelines to feed ML models
Use programming languages like Python, Scala, C/C++
Leverage compute technologies such as Dask and RAPIDS
Evangelize best practices in all aspects of the engineering and modeling lifecycles
Help recruit, nurture, and retain top engineering talent

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree
At least 10 years of experience designing and building data-intensive solutions using distributed computing
At least 6 years of experience programming in C, C++, Python, or Scala
At least 3 years of experience with the full ML development lifecycle using modern technology in a business critical setting
Master’s Degree (preferred)
3+ years of experience designing, implementing, and scaling production-ready data pipelines that feed ML models (preferred)
2+ years of experience using Dask, RAPIDS, or in High Performance Computing (preferred)
2+ years of experience with the PyData ecosystem (NumPy, Pandas, and Scikit-learn) (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health insurance
Competitive bonuses
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities
Inclusive benefits supporting total well-being

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Hard Skills & Tools

machine learningdata pipelinesdistributed computingPythonScalaCC++DaskRAPIDSPyData

Soft Skills

collaborationleadershiprecruitmentnurturing talentcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMaster's degree