Research Lead, Training
Goodfire AI · San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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Infrastructureonsitelead$400k–$600k
At a glance
Highlights
- Lead model training org to build more capable, aligned, interpretable AI systems.
- Explore intentional design frontier to steer what models learn and improve safety.
- Turn ambitious research ideas into production systems and lasting breakthroughs.
What they offer
- Market competitive salary and equity
- Competitive benefits
Ideal candidate
Senior research leader who thrives owning ambitious programs end-to-end, balancing long-term bets with shipping. Mission-driven builder passionate about alignment, interpretability and intentional design.
Requirements
- Experience leading post-training, model training, or closely related efforts in a frontier AI environment
- Track record of owning ambitious technical programs that combine research depth with executional rigor
- Experience managing teams and operating effectively in fast-moving, high-expectation environments
- Strong judgment on how to balance longer-term research bets with near-term product or model delivery
- Interest in intentional design, alignment, and interpretability-informed training
- Ability to work closely with senior scientific leadership while also independently setting direction and driving outcomes
- remote policy
- In person 5 days a week with one company-wide remote week per month
Lab profile
About Goodfire AI
AI interpretability research lab building agents and infrastructure to understand, monitor, and align AI models.
What they build
- Interpretability agents
- Interpretability infrastructure
Known for
- AI interpretability research
- Model understanding and monitoring
- AI alignment