Research Engineer, Trustworthy AI: OpenAI

As a Research Engineer on the Trustworthy AI team, you will be at the forefront of OpenAI’s mission to build and deploy safe AGI. The role involves translating complex and abstract policy problems into technically measurable research. The ultimate goal is to increase societal readiness for increasingly intelligent systems by informing and building interventions that ensure they are safely deployed and universally beneficial.

Key Responsibilities
Set research strategies to study the societal impacts of models and tie these findings back into model design.

Build creative methods and run experiments that enable public input into model values.

Increase the rigor of external assurances by transforming outside findings into robust evaluations.

Facilitate and grow the ability to effectively de-risk flagship model deployments in a timely manner.

Required Skills & Qualifications
Experience: 3+ years of research experience in industry or a similar academic setting.

Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in Python or similar languages. Experience with large-scale AI systems and multimodal datasets.

AI Safety Expertise: Proficiency in the field of AI safety, including topics such as RLHF, adversarial training, robustness, and LLM evaluations.

Research Background: Past experience in interdisciplinary research and enthusiasm for socio-technical topics.

Compensation
Base Salary: The compensation is $380K, with the addition of equity.

Benefits: The job description mentions comprehensive benefits but does not provide details. Relocation assistance is available for new employees.