Researcher, Alignment
OpenAI · San Francisco
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Frontier labonsite$295k–$500k
At a glance
Highlights
- Ensure AI systems stay aligned with human values as capabilities scale.
- Design scalable oversight methods redefining human-AI interaction.
- Study alignment scaling laws across compute, data, and adversaries.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
A collaborative researcher energized by ambiguous alignment questions who turns hypotheses into experiments and cares deeply about building trustworthy AI for high-stakes, real-world deployment.
Requirements
- PhD or equivalent research experience in computer science, computational science, data science, cognitive science, or similar
- Strong engineering skills designing and optimizing large-scale ML systems (e.g., PyTorch)
- Deep understanding of alignment algorithms and techniques
- Ability to build data visualization or collection interfaces (e.g., TypeScript, Python)
Lab profile
About OpenAI
Builds safe frontier AI models and products like ChatGPT for broad benefit.
What they build
- ChatGPT
- OpenAI API
- Frontier AI models
Known for
- Frontier-scale distributed ML training
- Massive GPU fleet and data center operations
- Exabyte-scale data lakes and streaming
- AI alignment and safety research
Key facts
- Operates one of the world's largest GPU fleets