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How much do gen con jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 10, 2026, the average hourly pay for gen con in California is $22.32, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $13.89 and $19.77 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Gen Con vs Event Coordinator?

AspectGen ConEvent Coordinator
Primary RoleOrganizing and managing gaming conventions and eventsPlanning, coordinating, and executing various types of events
Work EnvironmentConvention centers, gaming venues, large event spacesVaries from corporate offices to outdoor venues
Required CredentialsEvent management experience, knowledge of gaming industryEvent planning experience, organizational skills

While Gen Con focuses specifically on gaming conventions, an Event Coordinator handles a broader range of events across industries. Both roles require strong organizational skills and event management experience, but Gen Con professionals specialize in gaming events, making their expertise more industry-specific.

What is Gen Con?

Gen Con is one of the largest and most prominent tabletop gaming conventions in North America. Founded in 1968, Gen Con hosts thousands of gaming events, including board games, role-playing games, card games, and miniatures. It takes place annually in Indianapolis, Indiana, and attracts tens of thousands of attendees, including game enthusiasts, industry professionals, and exhibitors. The convention is known for its vibrant community, new game releases, and a variety of panels and workshops.

What are the typical responsibilities of a Gen Con event coordinator during the convention?

As a Gen Con event coordinator, your responsibilities typically include overseeing event logistics, managing schedules for games and panels, assisting with vendor and exhibitor coordination, and ensuring attendee satisfaction. You'll collaborate closely with volunteers, security, and other staff to address real-time issues and keep events running smoothly. This role often involves quick problem-solving, clear communication, and adaptability to the fast-paced environment of a large-scale gaming convention.

What is a Gen Con?

A Gen Con job typically refers to temporary or seasonal work during Gen Con, one of the largest tabletop gaming conventions in the world. These jobs can include roles in event operations, customer service, exhibitor assistance, and game moderation. Workers may help with registration, booth management, or organizing tournaments. Positions are often short-term and may offer perks such as convention access.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a convention event planner, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Convention Event Planner, you need strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and experience in event management, often backed by a degree in hospitality or related fields. Familiarity with event management software, budgeting tools, and registration systems is typically required. Exceptional communication, problem-solving, and teamwork are crucial soft skills for coordinating with vendors, staff, and attendees. These abilities are essential for delivering seamless, successful large-scale events that meet client and participant expectations.
What job categories do people searching Gen Con jobs in California look for? The top searched job categories for Gen Con jobs in California are:
Infographic showing various Gen Con job openings in California as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 84% Full Time, 13% Part Time, 2% Temporary, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 99% Physical, and 1% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $46,420 per year, or $22.3 per hour.

Senior Lead AI Engineer, Gen AI Platform

Capital One

San Jose, CA • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 20 hours ago


Capital One rating

7.7

Company rating: 7.7 out of 10

Based on 146 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

93rd of 170 rated banks


Job description

Senior Lead AI Engineer, Gen AI Platform

Overview:

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:

  • 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:

  • You love to build systems, take pride in the quality of your work, and also share 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.

  • You adapt quickly and thrive on bringing clarity to big, undefined problems. You love asking questions and digging deep to uncover the root of problems and can articulate your findings concisely with clarity. You have the courage to share new ideas even when they are unproven.

  • You are deeply Technical. You possess 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.

  • You are 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, AI, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields plus at least 6 years of experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies, or a Master's degree in Computer Science, AI, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields plus at least 4 years of experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies

  • At least 6 years of experience programming with Python, Go, Scala, or Java

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 7 years of experience deploying scalable and responsible AI solutions on cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, or equivalent private cloud)

  • Experience designing, developing, integrating, delivering, and supporting complex AI systems

  • Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor an engineering team and influence cross-functional stakeholders

  • 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

  • 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 abreast 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.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Sales Territory: $209,000 - $238,500 for Sr. Lead AI Engineer


McLean, VA: $229,900 - $262,400 for Sr. Lead AI Engineer


New York, NY: $250,800 - $286,200 for Sr. Lead 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 theCapital 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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