AI Research Automation Lead | Infra & Scaffolds

Lever, Inc.; Berkeley (CA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Alignment Research Center is seeking an Automation Engineer to assist our automation lead in scaling AI-assisted research at our Berkeley office. The role involves building scalable scaffolds, setting up robust infrastructure, and benchmarking AI systems to tackle challenging mathematical problems.

The ideal candidate will have strong engineering/infrastructure experience, initiative, and solid communication skills to collaborate with researchers and prioritize initiatives in a growing,

Qualifications

• Engineering/infrastructure experience to build robust, maintainable systems.
• Ability to take ownership and manage projects effectively.
• Excellent communication with researchers to align AI usage.

Responsibilities

• Build scaffolds and infrastructure to leverage AI for solving mathematical problems.
• Set up and improve internal tooling and user interfaces for researchers.
• Benchmark AI systems, evaluate scaffolds, and study inference-time performance.
• Assist in applying AI to solve high-priority mathematical problems.

Skills

Engineering/infrastructure experience

Initiative and focus

Communication skills

Mathematical background

Job description

Alignment Research Center is seeking an Automation Engineer to assist our automation lead in scaling AI-assisted research at our Berkeley office. The role involves building scalable scaffolds, setting up robust infrastructure, and benchmarking AI systems to tackle challenging mathematical problems.

The ideal candidate will have strong engineering/infrastructure experience, initiative, and solid communication skills to collaborate with researchers and prioritize initiatives in a growing,