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Research Engineer / Research Scientist- Personal AGI (Post Training)

OpenAI· Research
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San Francisco$380k - $500kFull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Research Engineer/Scientist role focused on improving pre-trained models for deployment in ChatGPT, API, and future products, combining reinforcement learning and product-oriented research in a hybrid San Francisco office.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

  • Have a deep understanding of machine learning and machine learning applications.
  • Have a working knowledge of relevant models, and building evaluations for model capability improvement.
  • Are comfortable diving into a large ML codebase to debug.
  • Thrive in a dynamic and technically complex environment.

Skills

Required:Machine learningModel evaluationCode debugging in ML codebase

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 (parking and transit)
  • 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 to fuel your professional growth
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
Last updated Sep 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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