Research Engineer/Research Scientist - Post Training, North Stars is open at OpenAI in San Francisco (hybrid). The posting gives a salary of $380K - $500K. Posted on Jun 25, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
You’ll work as a Research Engineer / Scientist on the North Stars team within the broader Post Training research org. You will work on bringing the next generation of AI-enabled experiences to all of humanity by closing the capability overhang between power users and the average consumer, including areas like tool-use, feature discovery, connectors, and instruction following. You will think deeply about the current…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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