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OpenAI · 8 hours ago

Researcher, Interpretability

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$310K/yr - $460K/yr
date2+ years exp

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are seeking a researcher passionate about understanding deep networks to develop and carry out a research plan in mechanistic interpretability, collaborating with a motivated team to ensure future models remain safe.

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Responsibilities

Develop and publish research on techniques for understanding representations of deep networks
Engineer infrastructure for studying model internals at scale
Collaborate across teams to work on projects that OpenAI is uniquely suited to pursue
Guide research directions toward demonstrable usefulness and/or long-term scalability

Qualification

Deep learning modelsMechanistic interpretabilityAI safetyResearch engineeringPythonQuantitative reasoningCuriosityCollaboration

Required

Strong background in engineering, quantitative reasoning, and the research process
Experience in the field of AI safety, mechanistic interpretability, or spiritually related disciplines
Ph.D. or research experience in computer science, machine learning, or a related field
2+ years of research engineering experience and proficiency in Python or similar languages
Excitement about OpenAI's mission of ensuring AGI benefits all of humanity
Enthusiasm for long-term AI safety and deep thought about technical paths to safe AGI
Ability to thrive in environments involving large-scale AI systems
Deep curiosity

Company

OpenAI

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OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
dateFounded in 2015
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.openai.com

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (18)
2021 (10)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$79B
Key Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B

Leadership Team

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Fidji Simo
CEO, Applications
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Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder

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