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Applied Evals defines what good looks like for safe, advanced AI systems. We turn complex, high-value workflows into clear, reproducible signals that guide model training and product quality. Our work bridges frontier customers and models, ensuring improvements show up where users experience them. We combine hands-on, unscalable efforts with systems that others can extend, creating a compounding loop of model improvement. We’re hiring product-minded engineers to design and build evals and harnesses that capture real-world quality for advanced AI systems. You’ll own the loop from prototyping with users to building reliable pipelines and integrating signals into training stacks. This role sits at the center of model improvement. The systems you design will directly shape how models behave, accelerate their reliability, and raise the standard for what customers expect. You’ll collaborate closely with research and product teams and work across the stack, from backend pipelines to user-facing interfaces. The work includes evaluating multi-turn and tool-using systems, designing agent harnesses, and applying reinforcement learning and related methods in production settings. Engineers who succeed in this role bring both a builder’s mindset and the judgment to create reusable systems that others can build on. Many thrive here by operating like founders or founding engineers, taking initiative, moving quickly, and creating structure where none exists.
Job Responsibility:
Define the core evaluation signals that drive model improvement at OpenAI, turning vague product gaps into crisp, defensible measures of quality
Design agents, harnesses, and eval pipelines that are reliable, reproducible, and extendable
Prototype solutions with real workflows and convert them into scalable feedback loops
Connect evaluation signals directly to research and training systems so product improvements show up in what users experience
Shape model interaction paradigms by partnering with engineering, research, and product teams on how models are deployed and measured
Build reusable systems and tools that enable contributions from across the company and steadily raise the quality bar
Requirements:
4+ years of experience in software engineering with strong fundamentals and a track record of shipping production systems end-to-end
Experience building AI agents or applications, including designing evals and improving performance through prompting or scaffolding
Familiarity with evaluation methods for LLMs and have worked with patterns like multi-agent workflows, tool use, or long context
Familiarity with deep learning concepts or prior exposure to training models
Ability to communicate clearly across technical and non-technical audiences across levels
Motivated by high-impact collaboration with research and product teams and thrive in ambiguity
What we offer:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
Relocation support for eligible employees
Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends