AI Alignment Research Engineer

OpenAI; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model

Inclusive workplace

Job summary

An AI research company is seeking a Research Engineer / Research Scientist to ensure AI systems follow human intent in complex scenarios. This role involves designing scalable solutions, conducting experiments, and integrating human oversight in AI decision-making. The ideal candidate has a PhD in a related field, strong engineering skills, and a focus on trustworthy AI models. This position follows a hybrid work model in San Francisco, CA, with relocation assistance available.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent experience in relevant research fields.
• Strong engineering skills in designing and optimizing machine learning systems.
• Deep understanding of alignment algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate subjective alignment capabilities.
• Design evaluations to measure alignment with human intent.
• Build tools to study model robustness.
• Design experiments for alignment scaling.
• Implement Human-AI interaction paradigms.
• Train models for correctness calibration.

Skills

Engineering skills in large-scale machine learning systems (e.g., PyTorch)

Understanding of alignment algorithms and techniques

Team collaboration

Education

PhD or equivalent experience in computer science, data science, cognitive science

Job description

An AI research company is seeking a Research Engineer / Research Scientist to ensure AI systems follow human intent in complex scenarios. This role involves designing scalable solutions, conducting experiments, and integrating human oversight in AI decision-making. The ideal candidate has a PhD in a related field, strong engineering skills, and a focus on trustworthy AI models. This position follows a hybrid work model in San Francisco, CA, with relocation assistance available.