Goodfire
Research Lead, Training
$400K–$600K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 16, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- No years specified.
About the job
Leads Goodfire’s model training organization and research agenda to develop capable, aligned, and interpretable AI systems, balancing research with delivery.
What you'll do
- Lead and grow the training team; set technical direction and manage hiring and mentoring.
- Drive post-training and model improvement work through high-quality training outcomes.
- Lead research in intentional design, interpretability-informed training, and alignment, partnering with scientific leadership.
What they ask for
- Experience leading post-training, model training, or closely related efforts in a frontier AI environment.
- Track record of owning ambitious technical programs that combine research depth with executional rigor.
- Experience managing teams in fast-moving, high-expectation environments.
- Strong judgment balancing longer-term research with near-term product or model delivery.
Pay
$400,000 - $600,000 USD (base salary)
AI focus
Lead model training and research into intentional design, interpretability-informed training, alignment, and model improvement.
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