Research Engineer/Research Scientist - Personal AGI, North Stars

Details

The Personal AGI team develops and deploys frontier AI models for ChatGPT, the API, and future products. The team focuses on model behavior, personalization, safety, factuality, instruction following, personality, interactivity, multilingual fluency, world interaction, and agents.

The North Stars team works on AI-enabled experiences, including tool use, feature discovery, connectors, and instruction following. The role focuses on identifying bottlenecks in model behavior and translating insights into evaluations, training data, reward signals, and model and harness improvements.

This role is based in San Francisco, California, with a hybrid work model requiring three days in the office per week.

Responsibilities

• Own and pursue a research agenda to improve model capability and performance.
• Collaborate closely with research and product teams.
• Build robust evaluations for tracking modeling improvements.
• Design, implement, test, and debug code across the research stack.
• Contribute to enabling customers to optimize their own models.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of machine learning and machine learning applications.
• Working knowledge of relevant models and building evaluations for model capability improvement.
• Ability to work in and debug a large machine learning codebase.
• Comfort working in a dynamic and technically complex environment.
• Strong machine learning engineering skills and research experience.
• Passion for creative, product-driven research.

Benefits

• Base salary of $295,000–$555,000 per year, plus equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts.
• Pre-tax accounts for health, dependent care, and commuter expenses.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave.
• Paid time off, company holidays, and paid office closures.
• Mental health and wellness support.
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage.
• Annual learning and development stipend.
• Daily office meals and eligible meal delivery credits.
• Relocation support for eligible employees.
• Additional benefits may include charitable donation matching and wellness stipends.

OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.