About the job
About Our Team
Join the forefront of AI innovation with the RL and Reasoning team at OpenAI. Our team is dedicated to advancing reinforcement learning research and has pioneered transformative projects, including o1 and o3. We are committed to pushing the limits of generative models while ensuring their scalable deployment.
About the Role
As a Research Engineer/Research Scientist at OpenAI, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing AI alignment and capabilities through state-of-the-art reinforcement learning techniques. Your contributions will be essential in training intelligent, aligned, and versatile agents that power various AI models.
We seek individuals with a solid foundation in reinforcement learning research, agile coding skills, and a passion for rapid iteration.
This position is located in San Francisco, CA, and follows a hybrid work model of three days in the office per week. We also provide relocation assistance for new hires.
You may excel in this role if:
You are enthusiastic about being at the cutting edge of RL and language model research.
You take initiative, owning ideas and driving them to fruition.
You value principled methodologies, conducting simple experiments in controlled environments to draw trustworthy conclusions.
You thrive in a fast-paced, complex technical environment where rapid iteration is essential.
You are adept at navigating extensive ML codebases to troubleshoot and enhance them.
You possess a profound understanding of machine learning and its applications.
About OpenAI
OpenAI is a pioneering AI research and deployment organization committed to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence serves the greater good for humanity. We strive to push the boundaries of AI system capabilities while prioritizing safe deployment through our innovative products. We recognize AI as a powerful tool that must be developed with safety and human-centric principles, embracing diverse perspectives to reflect the full spectrum of humanity.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds without discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

