Research Scientist, Agent Robustness

Scale

San Francisco, CA, USA
$197,400—$246,750 usd; not specified; comprehensiv...
On-site
Research ai agent capabilities
Design evaluation harnesses
Build agent exploits and mitigations
Scale Labs has launched a new team focused on policy research, to bridge the gap between AI research and global policymakers to make informed, scientific decisions about AI risks and capabilities

Job Summary

  • Scale Labs has launched a new team focused on policy research, to bridge the gap between AI research and global policymakers to make informed, scientific decisions about AI risks and capabilities.
  • As a Research Scientist working on Agent Robustness you will work on the fundamental challenges of building AI agents that are safe and aligned with humans.
  • Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits.

Matching Summary

Scale Labs has launched a new team focused on policy research, to bridge the gap between AI research and global policymakers to make informed, scientific decisions about AI risks and capabilities.

Salary

$197,400—$246,750 USD; Not specified; Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • research AI agent capabilities
  • design evaluation harnesses
  • build agent exploits and mitigations
  • RLHF, DPO, GRPO experience
  • published machine learning research
  • practical ML prototyping and debugging

Nice-to-have

  • agent evaluation frameworks experience
  • red-teaming AI systems
  • prompt injection testing
  • collaborative technical research

Key Requirements

  • 3+ years addressing sophisticated ML problems
  • Experience with post-training and RL techniques
  • Track record of published research in generative AI
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Work Rights

Not specified

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