OpenAI · 7 hours ago
Software Engineer, Research - Human Data
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$255K/yr - $405K/yrOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Human Data team is seeking software engineers to build platforms and tools that enhance AI model training and alignment, collaborating closely with researchers and cross-functional teams.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Build and maintain robust full-stack systems for feedback collection, data labeling, and evaluation pipelines, while maintaining high levels of security
Translate experimental alignment research into scalable production infrastructure, including inference and model training stacks
Design and iterate on user-facing tools and backend services to support high-quality data workflows
Partner with researchers, engineers, and program leads to shape feedback loops and model interaction paradigms
Drive infrastructure improvements that enable faster iteration and scaling across OpenAI’s frontier models, from internal research tooling all the way to production ChatGPT
Qualification
Required
Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building production systems at scale
Enjoy full-stack development with end-to-end ownership — from backend pipelines to user interfaces
Motivated by high-impact collaboration with research teams and solving novel, ambiguous problems
Excited to shape how AI systems learn from human preferences and reflect a broad range of human values
Care deeply about inclusive tooling and building systems that enhance model safety, reliability, and usefulness
Benefits
Relocation assistance
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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