Software Engineer, Research - Human Data is open at OpenAI in San Francisco. The posting gives a salary of $295K - $385K. Posted on Jan 23, 2026, and still on OpenAI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
We’re looking for software engineers to join the Human Data team and build the platforms, prototypes, tools, and infrastructure that power how our AI models are trained, aligned, and evaluated. You’ll partner with researchers and cross-functional teams to bring alignment ideas to life, influence future model training, and shape how models interact with the real world. We’re looking for people who are excited by…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on OpenAI’s careers page.
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