Principal Associate, Data Scientist – Card DFS Integration

Capital One

As a Data Scientist at Capital One, leverage machine learning to analyze customer data for credit offers. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring insights and product innovations.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeMcLean • Illinois, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $147,100 - $184,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSPythonScalaSparkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with a cross-functional team of data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver a product customers love
Leverage a broad stack of technologies - Python, Conda, AWS, H2O, Spark, and more - to reveal the insights hidden within huge volumes of numeric and textual data
Build machine learning models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation
Flex your interpersonal skills to translate the complexity

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) plus 5 years of experience performing data analytics
A Master's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) or an MBA with a quantitative concentration plus 3 years of experience performing data analytics
A PhD in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field)
Master’s Degree in “STEM” field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) plus 3 years of experience in data analytics, or PhD in “STEM” field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics)
At least 1 year of experience working with AWS
At least 3 years of experience in Python, Scala, or R
At least 3 years of experience with machine learning
At least 3 years of experience with SQL.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonScalaRmachine learningSQLdata analyticsdata modelingevaluationvalidationimplementation

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillscommunication