Senior Research Engineer
FAR AI · Berkeley Office · Remote (US) · Remote (International)
CHECKED 19H AGO
Research instituteremotesenior$225k–$350k
At a glance
Highlights
- Conduct pre-release red-teaming of frontier models like GPT-5 and Claude.
- Study AI deception and build lie detectors for honesty and sandbagging.
- Build a science of robustness to secure superhuman AI from jailbreaks.
What they offer
- Work-related travel and equipment expenses covered
- Catered lunch and dinner at Berkeley office
- Additional compensation possible for exceptional candidates
Ideal candidate
Experienced ML engineer or software engineer transitioning to research who cares deeply about AI safety. Motivated by high-impact work on deception, robustness, and frontier model evaluations.
Requirements
- Experienced machine learning engineer or software engineer
- remote policy
- Remote and in-person options available; remote hiring in most countries
- visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship available for in-person employees
- hiring process
- 72-minute programming assessment, two interviews with technical staff, and a 1-2 week paid work trial
Lab profile
About FAR AI
Non-profit AI research institute ensuring advanced AI is safe and beneficial for everyone.
Known for
- AI safety research
- AI risks and solutions research
- Red teaming
Key facts
- Non-profit research institute