OpenAI · 12 hours ago
Research Engineer, Human-Centered AI
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$310K/yr - $380K/yrOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. As a Research Engineer, you will focus on researching and modeling mechanisms that create value for people, particularly in explaining or predicting human preferences and behaviors while developing robust evaluations for measuring alignment and utility in AI systems.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Research and model mechanisms that create value for people, with an emphasis on explaining or predicting preferences, behaviors, and satisfaction
Quantify the nuances of human behavior and capture them in data-driven systems, whether by designing advanced labeling tasks or analyzing user feedback patterns
Design robust evaluations for measuring alignment and real-world utility, iterating quickly to uncover what makes certain feedback and training protocols more effective
Design and evaluate new Human-AI-interaction paradigms and scalable oversight methods that redefine how humans interact with, understand, and supervise our models
Develop and evaluate alignment capabilities that are subjective, context-dependent, and hard to measure
Qualification
Required
Strong ML engineering skills
Research experience
Deep understanding of Human-Machine Interaction challenges
Experience with machine learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch)
Comfortable experimenting with large-scale models
Ability to move fluidly between high-level research questions and low-level implementation details
Goal-oriented mindset
Interest or background in cognitive science, computational linguistics, human-computer interaction, or social sciences
Strong motivation by OpenAI's mission of building safe, universally beneficial AGI
Desire to work on systems that balance breakthrough capabilities with robust alignment
Ability to excel in fast-paced, collaborative, and cutting-edge research environments
Company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
Founded in 2015
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
Leadership Team
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
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