Software Engineer, Human Data — AI Alignment Platforms

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible hybrid work model

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

A leading AI research company in San Francisco seeks software engineers for their Human Data team. The role focuses on building robust systems for gathering and evaluating human feedback that improve AI models. Ideal candidates are strong in full-stack development and enjoy working in a collaborative, high-impact environment. This position offers a hybrid work model with flexible office attendance, making it suitable for creative problem solvers eager to make an impact.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building production systems at scale.
• Enjoy full-stack development with end-to-end ownership — from backend pipelines to user interfaces.
• Motivated by high-impact collaboration with research teams and solving novel, ambiguous problems.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain robust full-stack systems for feedback collection, data labeling, and evaluation pipelines.
• Translate experimental alignment research into scalable production infrastructure.
• Design and iterate on user-facing tools and backend services to support high-quality data workflows.
• Partner with researchers and engineers to shape feedback loops and model interaction paradigms.
• Drive infrastructure improvements that enable faster iteration on OpenAI’s frontier models.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

Full-stack development

Collaborative problem-solving

Experience building production systems

Inclusive tooling

Job description

A leading AI research company in San Francisco seeks software engineers for their Human Data team. The role focuses on building robust systems for gathering and evaluating human feedback that improve AI models. Ideal candidates are strong in full-stack development and enjoy working in a collaborative, high-impact environment. This position offers a hybrid work model with flexible office attendance, making it suitable for creative problem solvers eager to make an impact.