Reflection AI · 1 week ago
Member of Technical Staff - Safety Lead
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelReflection AI is on a mission to build open superintelligence and make it accessible to all. They are seeking a Safety Lead to own the adversarial evaluation pipeline for their models, ensuring safety and reliability in deployment through collaboration with the Alignment team and the development of automated safety benchmarks.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Own the red-teaming and adversarial evaluation pipeline for Reflection’s models, continuously probing for failure modes across security, misuse, and alignment gaps
Work hand-in-hand with the Alignment team to translate safety findings into concrete guardrails, ensuring models behave reliably under stress and adhere to deployment policies
Validate that every release meets the lab’s risk thresholds before it ships, serving as a critical gatekeeper for our open weight releases
Develop scalable, automated safety benchmarks that evolve alongside our model capabilities, moving beyond static datasets to dynamic adversarial testing
Research and implement state-of-the-art jailbreaking techniques and defenses to stay ahead of potential vulnerabilities in the wild
Qualification
Required
Graduate degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience in AI Safety
Deep technical understanding of LLM safety, including adversarial attacks, red-teaming methodologies, and interpretability
Strong software engineering capabilities with experience building automated evaluation pipelines or large-scale ML systems
Thrive in a fast-paced, high-agency startup environment with bias toward action
Willing to make high-stakes decisions regarding model release and safety thresholds
Passionate about advancing the frontier of intelligence
Preferred
Experience with Reinforcement Learning (RLHF/RLAIF) and how it impacts model safety and alignment is a strong plus
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
Fully paid parental leave for all new parents, including adoptive and surrogate journeys.
Financial support for family planning.
Paid time off when you need it, relocation support, and more perks that optimize your time.
Lunch and dinner are provided daily.
Regular off-sites and team celebrations.
Company
Reflection AI
Frontier open intelligence accessible to all. Our team previously built frontier LLMs at labs like DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
11-50 employees
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