Research Engineer

This role develops and executes employer brand content and campaigns to attract top talent to OpenAI. The individual will manage the content calendar, write social posts and employee stories, and partner with recruiting and communications teams to bring OpenAI's mission and culture to life for candidates.

This role focuses on advancing AI capabilities within the programmatic media landscape, pushing the boundaries of AI to shape the future of digital advertising. The researcher will work on cutting-edge AI models and algorithms to improve targeting, optimization, and personalization in ad tech.

Improves developer productivity and tooling for Android engineering teams, building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, internal libraries, and developer tools to streamline workflows and scale engineering efficiency.

Develops perception and state estimation algorithms for autonomous aerial delivery drones, focusing on real-time sensor fusion, computer vision, and localization to ensure safe and reliable drone operations.

Owns end-to-end product surfaces with a significant focus on the new Digital Twins/Simulations Lab, a 0-to-1 product. Translates complex technical systems (models, data pipelines) into intuitive, trustworthy experiences for researchers. Works closely with founders, scientists, and engineering, using modern AI design tools like Codex and Claude Design alongside Figma.

Combines analysis with automation, using AI tools as a core part of the workflow to turn Outset's internal data into decisions faster. Answers recurring business questions across GTM, People, Product, and Engineering using SQL and Python, and builds small internal tools like scripts, Slack bots, and dashboards to eliminate manual reports. Requires 3+ years of experience, fluency in SQL/Python, and a builder's instinct for automating processes.

This Research Scientist role designs and runs studies to measure and improve the fidelity of Outset's digital twin AI systems, comparing their responses to real human behavior. The scientist will co-design experiments, develop performance metrics, oversee human rating studies, and apply advanced statistical techniques from survey methodology and computational social science. The role requires a PhD in a related field and involves co-authoring papers and specifying analyses for engineering implementation.