Principal Data Scientist – Card Intelligence

Capital One

Data Scientist at Capital One leveraging data and machine learning to enhance customer experiences. Collaborating across teams to develop innovative solutions in the financial industry.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeMcLean • New York, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $161,800 - $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 of your work into tangible business goals

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field plus 5 years of experience performing data analytics
A Master's Degree in a quantitative field or an MBA with a quantitative concentration plus 3 years of experience performing data analytics
A PhD in a quantitative field
At least 1 year of experience working with AWS
At least 3 years’ experience in Python, Scala, or R
At least 3 years’ experience with machine learning
At least 3 years’ experience with SQL

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
retirement plans
paid time off
flexible work arrangements
professional development opportunities
performance based incentive compensation

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonScalaRmachine learningSQLdata analyticsH2OSparkCondaAWS

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillscommunication

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeMaster's DegreeMBAPhD