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Research Engineer/Research Scientist, RL/Reasoning

OpenAI· Research
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San Francisco$295k - $445kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Role focused on advancing AI alignment and capabilities through cutting-edge reinforcement learning (RL) methods, contributing to training intelligent, aligned, and general-purpose agents and systems powering OpenAI models.

Responsibilities

  • Advance the frontier of AI alignment and capabilities through cutting-edge RL methods.
  • Work on training intelligent, aligned, and general-purpose agents, including systems that power various models.

Qualifications

  • Background in reinforcement learning research
  • Ability to iterate quickly
  • Proficient at coding

Skills

Required:Reinforcement learningProgramming

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, 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 (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • 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
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits (e.g., charitable donation matching and wellness stipends)
Last updated Jul 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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