Research Engineer, Human Data at OpenAI

San Francisco, California, United States

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$310,000 – $380,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Artificial Intelligence, Machine LearningIndustries

Requirements

  • Experience with machine learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch) and comfort experimenting with large-scale models
  • Constantly think about how to do things better, and don’t shirk away from impactful ideas because they’re difficult
  • Goal-oriented instead of method-oriented, and not afraid of tedious but high-value work when needed
  • Enjoy moving fluidly between high-level research questions and low-level implementation details, adapting methods to solve ambiguous, dynamic problems
  • Motivated by OpenAI’s mission and want to both unlock breakthrough capabilities and improve everyday use cases
  • Bring exceptional grit and creative problem-solving with an action-oriented, deeply curious, hands-on mindset
  • Unblock yourself when external dependencies slow you down, and find paths to partial success in the interim

Responsibilities

  • Partner with researchers and the Human Data product manager to design, derisk, and implement 0-to-1 innovations in all aspects of human feedback
  • Uncover new insights on our AI trainers and users alike, and apply these findings to OpenAI’s research goals
  • Measure the efficacy of our existing feedback methods, and experiment to increase that efficacy
  • Design methods that precisely capture human feedback across subjective, context-dependent goals and evolve with how people actually use our models
  • Ensure our evaluations accurately track real-world utility and evolve with how people use our models and applications
  • Run online and offline experiments that quantify your downstream causal impact on model performance

Skills

Systems Design
Experimentation
Data Pipelines
Model Evaluation
Synthetic Data
Human Feedback
Statistical Analysis
A/B Testing

OpenAI

Develops safe and beneficial AI technologies

About OpenAI

OpenAI develops and deploys artificial intelligence technologies aimed at benefiting humanity. The company creates advanced AI models capable of performing various tasks, such as automating processes and enhancing creativity. OpenAI's products, like Sora, allow users to generate videos from text descriptions, showcasing the versatility of its AI applications. Unlike many competitors, OpenAI operates under a capped profit model, which limits the profits it can make and ensures that excess earnings are redistributed to maximize the social benefits of AI. This commitment to safety and ethical considerations is central to its mission of ensuring that artificial general intelligence (AGI) serves all of humanity.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$18,433.2MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
AI & Machine LearningIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental and vision insurance
Flexible spending account for healthcare and dependent care
Mental healthcare service
Fertility treatment coverage
401(k) with generous matching
20-week paid parental leave
Life insurance (complimentary)
AD&D insurance (complimentary)
Short-term/long-term disability insurance (complimentary)
Optional buy-up life insurance
Flexible work hours and unlimited paid time off (we encourage 4+ weeks per year)
Annual learning & development stipend
Regular team happy hours and outings
Daily catered lunch and dinner
Travel to domestic conferences

Risks

Elon Musk's legal battle may pose financial and reputational challenges for OpenAI.
Customizable ChatGPT personas could lead to privacy and ethical concerns.
Competitors like Anthropic raising capital may intensify market competition.

Differentiation

OpenAI's capped profit model prioritizes ethical AI development over unlimited profit.
OpenAI's AI models, like Sora, offer unique video creation from text descriptions.
OpenAI's focus on AGI aims to create AI systems smarter than humans.

Upsides

OpenAI's $6.6 billion funding boosts its AI research and computational capacity.
Customizable ChatGPT personas enhance user engagement and satisfaction.
OpenAI's 'Operator' AI agent could revolutionize workforce automation by 2025.

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