Research Fellow Full-time

Goodfire is an AI interpretability research lab. We believe that AI is the most consequential technology of our time. Our goal is to advance the research and technology needed to fully understand and align AI so humanity can trust superintelligence.

Goodfire is a public benefit corporation founded by researchers who helped pioneer the field of interpretability at OpenAI and Google DeepMind. We are seeking talented, early-career researchers or engineers to execute a research project in AI interpretability. Fellows will work alongside leading interpretability researchers at Goodfire, receiving structured mentorship while contributing to important work in AI alignment. The project is expected to span 3 months, with some flexibility based on project progress and mutual agreement.

Ship research: Execute an assigned interpretability research project

Produce a research report by program completion

We strongly prefer research fellows available to work full-time with the team.

Strong technical background in computer science, machine learning, or related fields

Previous machine learning research experience

Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks

Experience with foundation model and/or AI interpretability research

Track record of completing structured research projects end-to-end

Excel at executing well-defined research plans

Can work independently while incorporating structured feedback

We are building a team first and foremost.

We trust each other, deeply care about the success of the organization, and choose to put our team above ourselves.

We are self-driven, own our mistakes, and feel deep responsibility over what we’re building.

In some cases, an opportunity to co-author published research

This is a fixed-term fellowship position. While full-time positions are not guaranteed following the fellowship, exceptional performance during the program may indicate future opportunities at Goodfire.

We accept candidates on CPT or OPT/STEM OPT who can commit to full-time, in-person work. We do not sponsor new visas as part of standard fellowship admissions.