OpenAI

Research Engineer

OpenAI • $150K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong programming skills in languages such as Python or C++
  • Experience with large distributed systems
  • Background in machine learning and deep learning techniques
  • Ability to design and implement scalable AI solutions
  • Familiarity with bug-free code practices

Responsibilities

  • Build large-scale AI systems for unprecedented performance
  • Implement and optimize distributed machine learning frameworks
  • Write and maintain machine learning code to ensure reliability
  • Contribute to the scientific understanding behind advanced algorithms
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive AI innovations

Benefits

  • Work on cutting-edge AI technologies
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Opportunity to influence the future of AI
  • Engage in impactful research that drives real-world applications
  • Support for continuous learning and professional growth
Full Job Description
By applying to this role, you will be considered for Research Engineer roles across all teams at OpenAI.

About the Role

As a Research Engineer here, you will be responsible for building AI systems that can perform previously impossible tasks or achieve unprecedented levels of performance. We're looking for people with solid engineering skills (for example designing, implementing, and improving a massive-scale distributed machine learning system), writing bug-free machine learning code, and building the science behind the algorithms employed.

The most outstanding deep learning results are increasingly attained at a massive scale, and these results require engineers who are comfortable working in large distributed systems. We expect engineering to play a key role in most major advances in AI of the future.

We expect you to:
  • Have strong programming skills
  • Have experience working in large distributed systems
  • Be excited about OpenAI's approach to research

Nice to have:
  • Interested in and thoughtful about the impacts of AI technology
  • Past experience in creating high-performance implementations of deep learning algorithms

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc. The company was founded in 2015 by a group of technology leaders, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, and John Schulman. OpenAI's mission is to develop and promote friendly AI for the betterment of humanity. The company has developed a number of cutting-edge AI technologies, including GPT-3, a language processing system that can generate human-like text. OpenAI has received funding from a number of high-profile investors, including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
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Size
100 employees
Industry
Founded
2015

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