Drimva

OpenAI

Research Engineer

$250K–$445K

San Francisco · Full-time · Posted Apr 5, 2025

About the job

Build AI systems and develop the engineering and algorithms behind large-scale machine learning research.

What you'll do

  • Design, implement, and improve massive-scale distributed machine learning systems.
  • Write reliable machine learning code and build the science behind algorithms.
  • Help achieve new capabilities or performance levels in AI systems.

What they ask for

  • Strong programming skills.
  • Experience working in large distributed systems.
  • Excitement about OpenAI’s approach to research.

Nice to have

  • Interest in and thoughtful consideration of AI’s impacts.
  • Past experience creating high-performance implementations of deep learning algorithms.

Pay

$250K – $445K (USD, base salary)

AI focus

Engineering AI systems and deep learning research, including large-scale distributed machine learning and algorithm development.

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