Researcher, Safety & Privacy

OpenAI
San Francisco2026-04-07

About the job

We are seeking a Researcher in Privacy-Preserving Safety to help design and build the next generation of privacy-preserving safety systems for frontier AI models. This role sits at the intersection of AI safety, security, and privacy, with a focus on developing auditable, privacy-first mechanisms that enable robust harm detection and mitigation without exposing sensitive user data.

Responsibilities

Design and implement privacy-first architectures for detecting and mitigating harmful model behaviors.

Build frameworks for auditable private identification of high-risk content (jailbreaks, cyber threats, or weaponization instructions).

Develop strict, auditable mechanisms triggered only by harm signals.

Drive the development of automated safety systems that preserve privacy at every level.

Qualifications

Minimum

Hold a PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Cryptography, Security, Machine Learning, or related fields

Preferred

Have the ability to translate ambiguous problem spaces into formal frameworks and deployable systems

Demonstrate proficiency in one or more of:

- Privacy-preserving computation (e.g., secure enclaves, MPC, differential privacy)

- Security and adversarial systems

- Machine learning safety or alignment

- Experience designing robust systems under adversarial threat models

Have experience with AI safety, jailbreak detection, or model alignment

Are familiar with privacy-preserving machine learning techniques, algorithmic auditing and/or secure system design