Researcher Engineer/Scientist, Training

Details

OpenAI's Training team produces the large language models that power research and products. The team combines deep research into architectures, datasets, and optimization techniques with long-term work to improve efficiency and capability of future model generations. Recent artifacts with major contributions from the team include GPT-4o, GPT4-Turbo, and o1-mini.

About the Role

As a member of the architecture team, you will push the frontier of architecture development for OpenAI's flagship models, enhancing intelligence, efficiency, and adding new capabilities. Ideal candidates have a deep understanding of LLM architectures, a sophisticated understanding of model inference, and a hands-on empirical approach. The role is hybrid and based in San Francisco (3 days in office per week). OpenAI offers relocation assistance to new employees.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and scale up new architectures to improve model intelligence
• Execute and analyze experiments autonomously and collaboratively
• Study, debug, and optimize both model performance and computational performance
• Contribute to training and inference infrastructure

Requirements / You might thrive in this role if you:

• Have experience landing contributions to major LLM training runs
• Can thoroughly evaluate and improve deep learning architectures in a self-directed fashion
• Are motivated by safely deploying LLMs in the real world
• Are well-versed in state-of-the-art transformer modifications for efficiency
• Have a hands-on, empirical approach to designing evaluations, debugging regressions, and tracking down bottlenecks

About OpenAI / Company Information

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on ensuring general-purpose AI benefits all of humanity. The company emphasizes safety and inclusive perspectives in its work. OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Background checks will be administered in accordance with applicable law.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay (see posted range) plus equity and performance-related bonuses
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
• Pre-tax Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expense accounts
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave and paid medical and caregiver leave
• Flexible PTO for exempt employees (and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt)
• 13+ paid company holidays and additional coordinated office closures
• Mental health and wellness support; employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
• Annual learning and development stipend
• Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits as eligible
• Relocation support for eligible employees

Compensation

• Posted base salary range: $360,000 - $440,000 (USD). Total compensation may include equity and other components; base pay may vary depending on market location, experience, and other factors.