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Researcher, Recursive Self-Improvement Safety

OpenAI· Safety Systems
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San Francisco, London, UK$295k - $445k + equityFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Research position focused on mitigating frontier risks associated with recursive self-improvement in AI, integrating measurement, mitigation, and coordination to prepare for accelerated AI development and potential RSI-related misalignment threats.

Responsibilities

  • Carefully consider the problems OpenAI might face in the future and how to prepare for them.
  • Turn an open-ended objective like “prepare for future misalignment threats” into a concrete direction (e.g. “stress-test monitors for scheming”).
  • Execute quickly, building scrappy prototypes, and iteratively improve them until they become established components of safety pipelines.
  • Secure buy-in from other staff at OpenAI when necessary, and communicate your work clearly.
  • Collaborate with or manage other staff as needed, since we might need to rapidly scale to tackle these problems quickly.

Skills

Required:Technical executionStrategic prioritization
Nice to have:Risk assessment for AI safety

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
  • Daily meals in 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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