Researcher, Recursive Self-Improvement Safety is open at OpenAI in San Francisco. The posting gives a salary of $380K - $500K. Posted on Aug 7, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Preparedness is hiring strong technical executors to support preparations for accelerated AI development, which may culminate in recursive self-improvement. This work relies on anticipating misalignment risks that might exist in the future, but might not exist now; so it’s especially important that people in this role are tasteful and strategic. The role is wide-ranging, covering any mitigation for loss of control…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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