Research Engineer, Safety Engineering

About The Team

The Safety Systems team is dedicated to ensuring the safety, robustness, and reliability of AI models and their deployment in the real world. Building on the many years of our practical alignment work and applied safety efforts, Safety Systems addresses emerging safety issues and develops new fundamental solutions to enable the safe deployment of our most advanced models and future AGI, to make AI that is beneficial and trustworthy. Learn more about OpenAI’s approach to safety.

About The Role

At OpenAI, we\'re dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence, and we know that creating a secure and reliable platform is vital to our mission. That\'s why we\'re seeking Research Engineers to help us build out our trust and safety capabilities. In this role, you’ll be working closely with our engineers, researchers and data scientists to create and improve our safety mitigations via model training and ML systems work. You\'ll be at the forefront of our efforts to ensure that the immense potential of AI is harnessed in a responsible and sustainable manner.

In This Role, You Will

• Innovate and Deploy : Design and deploy advanced machine learning models that solve real-world problems. Implement safety measures at various stages of AI model development and deployment. This includes pre-training data filtration, post-training evaluation, deployment time safety mitigations and continuous monitoring to ensure models align with human values and safety standards.
• Collaborate with the Best : Work closely with researchers, software engineers, and product managers to understand complex business challenges and deliver AI-powered solutions. Be part of a dynamic team where ideas flow freely and creativity thrives.
• Optimize and Scale : Implement scalable data pipelines, optimize models for performance and accuracy, and ensure they are production-ready. Contribute to projects that require cutting-edge technology and innovative approaches.
• Learn and Lead : Stay ahead of the curve by engaging with the latest developments in machine learning and AI. Take part in code reviews, share knowledge, and lead by example to maintain high-quality engineering practices.
• Make a Difference : Monitor and maintain deployed models to ensure they continue delivering value. Your work will directly influence how AI benefits individuals, businesses, and society at large.

You Might Thrive In This Role If You

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Compensation Range : $310K - $550K

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