Research Engineer / Research Scientist- Post Training is open at OpenAI in San Francisco. The posting gives a salary of $380K - $500K. Posted on Dec 1, 2025, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
As a Research Engineer / Scientist, you will research and develop improvements to our models. Our team works in research areas combining reinforcement learning and products. We're looking for individuals with strong ML engineering skills and research experience, especially with novel and highly capable models. An ideal candidate is passionate about product-driven research. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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