Center for AI Safety (CAIS)
Research Engineer/Scientist
- Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
- $140k–$200k
- Mid level
- On-site · San Francisco
- Added 2 months ago
About this role
The Center for AI Safety (CAIS) is seeking a highly motivated Research Engineer or Research Scientist to spearhead impactful research focused on the safety and reliability of advanced AI systems. You'll design and execute experiments with large language models, build essential tooling, and collaborate with internal and external partners to address critical, often overlooked, AI safety challenges. This role offers substantial autonomy and the opportunity to shape the direction of cutting-edge research with real-world policy implications.
What you'll do
- Design and execute research experiments from start to finish.
- Train and fine-tune large language models.
- Build and maintain datasets and benchmarks for evaluation.
- Conduct distributed training and evaluation at scale.
- Write and publish research papers in top AI conferences.
- Collaborate with researchers and partners to advance shared research goals.
What they're looking for
- Deep Learning
- PyTorch
- Experiment Design
- Distributed Training
- Machine Learning (ML)
- Research Publication
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401K with matching
- Unlimited PTO
- Free lunch and dinner
- Professional development stipend
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Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience with training and evaluating large language models.
- Walk me through a challenging ML experiment you've designed and executed. What were the key learnings?