Software Engineer, Post-Training Research

at OpenAI
USD 255,000-405,000 per year
MIDDLE
βœ… Hybrid
βœ… Relocation

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences

Python @ 5 Debugging @ 3 API @ 3 ChatGPT @ 3 AI @ 3 Data Pipelines @ 3

Details

About the Team

Post-Training is responsible for training the models to be deployed into ChatGPT, the API, and future products. The team partners closely with research and product teams across the company, and conducts research as a final step to prepare for real world deployment to millions of users, ensuring that our models are safe, efficient, and reliable.

About the Role

We are looking for a self-starter full stack engineer who can help us rapidly prototype and develop internal products or tools used by researchers, such as visualization for our evaluation of models. You should be comfortable being truly full stack, such as building front-end from scratch and debugging backend and data pipelines. Ideal candidates are comfortable being scrappy and working independently at fast speeds.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

Responsibilities

  • Rapidly prototype and build tooling or visualization for researchers.
  • Collaborate with research teams to build full stack tooling.
  • Design, implement, test, and debug code across our stack.
  • Refactor codebases and improve code quality.

Requirements

  • Strong background in writing maintainable, testable, clean code.
  • Enjoyment of code quality, refactoring, and building robust internal codebases.
  • Experience building products that end users interface with, or building internal tools.
  • Experience shipping things quickly with competing priorities or deadlines.
  • Proficiency with Python.
  • Comfortable working independently and as part of a team on a variety of tasks.

Benefits

The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to the salary range listed, total compensation includes equity and may include performance-related bonuses and other benefits. Benefits called out in the posting include:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave and paid medical/caregiver leave
  • Paid time off (flexible PTO for exempt employees)
  • 13+ paid company holidays and additional company 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

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of AI capabilities and seek to safely deploy them through our products. OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.