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Research Scientist, Interpretability

Menlo Ventures Portfolio

San Francisco, CA · full time

$350,000 – $850,000

Listed on Menlo Ventures Portfolio’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

This role involves developing methods to understand how large language models work by analyzing their learned algorithms and building interpretability tools. It suits researchers with a strong scientific background who want to contribute to AI safety through mechanistic understanding and enjoy collaborative, experimental science.

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What they ask for

Required

  • Strong track record of scientific research
  • Experience or demonstrated work in interpretability
  • Python proficiency
  • Ability to design and run experiments
  • Comfortable with collaborative team science

Nice to have

  • Experience with large language models
  • Background in AI safety or alignment research
  • Published interpretability work
  • Experience with neural network visualization and analysis

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