
About OpenAI
Empowering humanity through safe AI innovation
Key Highlights
- Headquartered in San Francisco, CA with 1,001+ employees
- $68.9 billion raised in funding from top investors
- Launched ChatGPT, gaining 1 million users in 5 days
- 20-week paid parental leave and unlimited PTO policy
OpenAI is a leading AI research and development platform headquartered in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. With over 1,001 employees, OpenAI has raised $68.9 billion in funding and is known for its groundbreaking products like ChatGPT, which gained over 1 million users within just five day...
🎁 Benefits
OpenAI offers flexible work hours and encourages unlimited paid time off, promoting at least 4 weeks of vacation per year. Employees enjoy comprehensi...
🌟 Culture
OpenAI's culture is centered around its mission to ensure that AGI benefits all of humanity. The company values transparency and ethical consideration...
Skills & Technologies
Overview
OpenAI is hiring an AI Research Engineer to work on retrieval and search problems across their API and ChatGPT. You'll collaborate with researchers and engineers to deploy search methodologies used by millions. This role requires extensive experience in building production machine learning systems.
Job Description
Who you are
You have extensive prior experience building and maintaining production machine learning systems — you've tackled complex retrieval and search problems and understand the nuances of deploying these systems at scale. Your background includes working with vector databases and you are familiar with the latest advancements in AI and search methodologies.
You thrive in collaborative environments, partnering with researchers, engineers, product managers, and designers to bring innovative features to life. Your strong problem-solving skills enable you to explore novel research topics that inform product strategy, ensuring that the solutions you develop are both effective and responsible.
What you'll do
In this role, you will work on retrieval and search algorithms, focusing on document search, enterprise search, knowledge retrieval, and web-scale search. You will deploy these methodologies into production, impacting millions of end users who rely on OpenAI's API and ChatGPT. Your work will involve close collaboration with the research team to ensure that the search-based product experiences are optimized and user-friendly.
You will explore new research topics in retrieval and search, contributing to the long-term strategy of OpenAI's products. Your insights will help shape the future of AI deployment, ensuring that the technology is used responsibly and effectively. You will also be responsible for mentoring junior team members, sharing your expertise, and fostering a culture of innovation within the team.
What we offer
At OpenAI, you will be part of a mission-driven team that believes in the potential of AI to solve global challenges. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, along with opportunities for professional growth and development. You will work in a supportive environment that values collaboration and encourages you to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI technology.
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