# Research Engineer, AI Safety & Alignment

Hiring organization: [CharacterAI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/characterai)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/20112e69-c21b-43ea-b012-5f9767cbda0c

Listed on CharacterAI's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Redwood City, CA
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 225000 – 400000 USD per year

## Summary

This role bridges AI safety research and engineering, focusing on developing evaluation methods, alignment techniques, and adversarial testing to make large language models safer and more aligned with human values. It suits researchers with machine learning expertise who want to apply rigorous technical work directly to mitigating AI risks at scale.

_Our summary, not CharacterAI's wording._

## Skills named

Data Pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, Machine Learning, Python, Reinforcement Learning

## Required

- PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field
- Production-quality code writing
- GPU experience (training, serving, debugging)
- Data pipeline and infrastructure experience
- Strong understanding of transformers and reinforcement learning with focus on safety implications
- Commitment to responsible AI development

## Nice to have

- Product experimentation and A/B testing experience
- Distributed large model training experience
- ML deployment and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Docker, cloud platforms)
- Explainable AI and interpretability techniques
- Prior AI safety, alignment, or ethics research
- Understanding of AI policy and governance implications
- Academic publications in machine learning

Apply on CharacterAI's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/character/a7ddb640-466f-4a1f-9a94-7465006aad05/application