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Preference Model
San Francisco, United States6 months ago
165,000 – 200,000 USD
per year
Compensation: $165K - $200K per year
Preference Model is a superintelligence data research company. We build RL environments for training capable, better-aligned superintelligences.
Almost every aspect of how a model behaves is shaped by the reward signals it's trained on. The biggest problem with AIs today is that they don't always do what we intend. Sometimes that's because they aren't capable enough, and sometimes it's because they aren't aligned. Both problems come down to the training objectives.
We're trying to address both of these issues in the most direct, highest leverage way available to us, which today means researching how to build RL environments better, not just for the AIs of today but for the AIs as they will be when they outsmart us.
Over the past year, we've built RL environments for several frontier labs, and we're backed by $16M in seed funding led by a16z. Our founding team has previous experience on Anthropic’s data team building data infrastructure, and datasets behind Claude.
We’re hiring new graduate Machine Learning Engineers to design and build reinforcement learning environments to safely advance model capabilities in machine learning research and engineering. Specifically, you'll be teaching frontier models to do the work of an ML engineer or researcher at a frontier lab.
This role blends research and engineering. It will require you to stay up to date with the latest research, develop novel approaches, and realize them in code. You will have full ownership and autonomy of the environments you build. Your work will include designing and implementing RL environments, conducting experiments and evaluations, delivering your work into production training runs, and collaborating with other researchers and engineers.
You will join our Capabilities org, a small, high-ownership team and contribute directly to the data layer that powers frontier LLM capability.
Note: this role is for recent graduates only who can start soon. We are prioritizing PhDs who have research publications and experience
We value diverse perspectives and experiences. If you're excited about this role but don't check every box, we still encourage you to apply.
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Grade
Junior
Work Format
Onsite
English Level
B2 - Upper-Intermediate
Relocation
United States, San Francisco
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