AI Safety Researcher/Engineer
Papaya News AI Β· United Arab Emirates
Apply & track with Apply Edgeπ€ Role DescriptionWe are looking for a highly analytical and technically skilled AI Safety Researcher/Engineer to help develop reliable, robust, and responsible artificial intelligence systems. π‘οΈπ§ The role focuses on identifying and mitigating risks associated with AI behavior, improving model reliability, and developing practical safety techniques for advanced AI systems.Key responsibilities include:π¬ Researching methods to improve AI safety, reliability, robustness, and controllability.π§ Investigating model behavior, failure modes, vulnerabilities, and unexpected outputs.π‘οΈ Developing and evaluating techniques for AI alignment, monitoring, evaluation, and risk mitigation.π§ͺ Designing experiments, benchmarks, red-team evaluations, and safety tests for AI models and systems.π Analyzing model outputs to identify harmful, deceptive, biased, or otherwise undesirable behaviors.π Building evaluation frameworks, metrics, datasets, and tooling to measure AI safety and performance.π» Implementing research ideas and safety mechanisms using modern machine-learning and software-engineering practices.π Collaborating with researchers, engineers, data scientists, policy specialists, and product teams.π Reviewing academic research and emerging developments in AI safety, alignment, interpretability, and responsible AI.βοΈ Improving testing, monitoring, and deployment processes to support safer AI systems.π Documenting research findings, methodologies, risks, experiments, and recommendations clearly.π Exploring emerging approaches to scalable oversight, interpretability, robustness, adversarial testing, and AI governance.π Qualificationsβ
Degree or relevant qualification in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field.π€ Strong understanding of machine learning, deep learning, AI systems, and model evaluation.π» Strong programming and software-engineering skills, particularly with Python and relevant ML frameworks.π§ Solid understanding of statistical reasoning, experimentation, optimization, and data analysis.π¬ Familiarity with AI safety concepts such as alignment, robustness, interpretability, red teaming, adversarial evaluation, and model behavior analysis.π‘οΈ Understanding of responsible AI, AI risk, safety principles, and ethical considerations.π Ability to design rigorous experiments, analyze results, and draw evidence-based conclusions.π Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.π Ability to understand and evaluate technical research papers and emerging AI methodologies.π€ Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.π Curiosity, intellectual rigor, and a strong interest in solving challenging problems related to advanced AI safety.β Commitment to building AI systems that are reliable, trustworthy, beneficial, and safe for users and society.