What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Agent Safety - Computer Using Agent position at OpenAI?
Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Agent Safety - Computer Using Agent About the RoleWe’re looking for Research Engineers / Scientists to tackle the unique safety challenges of computer-using agents.As a safety researcher, you will drive research to ensure these agents operate safely, reliably, and robustly by developing and innovating machine learning techniques to expand the limits of our agents’ safety understanding and capabilities. Collaborating with cross-functional researchers and engineers, you will navigate complex, large-scale infrastructures and adapt to fast-evolving research demands to deliver impactful results.This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.In this role, you will : Identify open challenges for safely deploying practical computer-using agents, formalize them into concrete problems and make measurable improvements.Own and pursue a research agenda to measure and improve model’s safety related capabilities and their reliability.Design, implement, test, and debug code across our research stack.You might thrive in this role if you : Are passionate for AI safety and making cutting-edge AI models safer for real-world use.Are excited about making real-world impact through cutting edge agent safety research and deployment.Are a team player, willing to do a variety of tasks that move the team forward.Excel in execution, consistently completing tasks efficiently.Enjoy fast-paced, collaborative, and cutting-edge research environments.Have a strong background in multimodal web agents, computer-using agents, relevant large-scale reinforcement learning or agentic safety research.Bring experience in the field of AI safety, especially in areas like RLHF, adversarial training, robustness, fairness & biases, or in other safety-critical real-world domains such as self-driving.Have strong engineering skills in designing and optimizing large-scale machine learning systems.Have experience working in complex technical environments.About OpenAIOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.For US Based Candidates : Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link.At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.#J-18808-Ljbffr
