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OpenAI · 1 day ago

Research Engineer, AI for Science

positionSan Francisco
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityMid Level
money$310K/yr - $460K/yr

OpenAI 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 build AI systems that enable previously impossible capabilities, working at the intersection of engineering and research to design, implement, and improve large-scale machine learning systems.

Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
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Responsibilities

Design, implement, and improve large-scale distributed machine learning systems
Write robust, high-quality machine learning code and contribute to performance-critical components
Collaborate closely with researchers to translate ideas into scalable, production-ready systems

Qualification

Large-scale machine learningHigh-performance systemsDistributed systemsDeep learning algorithmsProgramming skillsInterest in AI for scienceCollaboration

Required

Strong programming skills and enjoy building reliable, high-performance systems
Comfortable working in large distributed systems and at significant computational scale
Excited about OpenAI's research direction and motivated by the real-world impact of AI

Preferred

Interest in using AI to accelerate scientific discovery, improve experimental design, or enable new forms of scientific insight
Experience building high-performance implementations of deep learning algorithms

Benefits

Relocation assistance

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

OpenAI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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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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Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
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Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
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