Application Guide

How to Apply for Jailbreaking Lead, Red Team

at FAR AI

🏢 About FAR AI

FAR AI is a unique nonprofit that bridges the gap between academic research and industry, focusing on high-impact AI safety projects that are too resource-intensive for academia but not yet commercial. Their mission to ensure AI systems are trustworthy and beneficial, combined with their collaborative work with frontier labs and governments, offers a rare opportunity to directly shape the safety of cutting-edge AI.

About This Role

As the Jailbreaking Lead, you will own the technical direction of the red team's jailbreaking practice, developing universal attacks against frontier models in critical domains like CBRNE and cyber. Your work will directly inform AI safety standards and influence policy, making this a high-leverage role for someone passionate about adversarial robustness.

💡 A Day in the Life

Start by reviewing the latest frontier model releases and any published defense updates, then lead a stand-up with your team to triage ongoing jailbreak attempts. Spend the afternoon developing a novel attack against a new defense-in-depth stack, collaborating with a domain expert on CBRNE scenarios. End the day by documenting findings for a report to a frontier lab or government partner.

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🎯 Who FAR AI Is Looking For

  • Senior-level expert in AI safety red teaming with a proven track record of developing novel jailbreaks against frontier models (e.g., GPT-4, Claude, Gemini).
  • Deep technical knowledge of ML adversarial attacks, defense-in-depth mechanisms, and experience dismantling layered defenses.
  • Domain expertise in CBRNE, cyber, or emerging threats, with the ability to translate technical findings into real-world risk scenarios.
  • Strong mentorship skills, able to elevate team members' attack craft through hands-on collaboration and knowledge sharing.

📝 Tips for Applying to FAR AI

1

Highlight specific jailbreaks you've developed, including the models targeted and the attack classes (e.g., prompt injection, adversarial suffixes, multi-turn exploits).

2

Showcase your understanding of frontier model defenses (e.g., RLHF, constitutional AI, input/output filtering) and how you've bypassed them.

3

Emphasize any experience working with frontier labs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind) or government agencies on red teaming.

4

Tailor your resume to include metrics: e.g., 'Developed a universal jailbreak achieving 95% success rate on GPT-4 across CBRNE topics.'

5

Include a portfolio or write-up of your most impactful jailbreak, explaining the methodology and real-world significance.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

["Your passion for AI safety and alignment with FAR AI's mission to ensure trustworthy AI.", "Specific examples of jailbreaks you've led, emphasizing novelty and impact on frontier model safety.", "Your ability to mentor and set technical standards, with examples of how you've elevated team performance.", 'How your domain expertise (CBRNE, cyber) uniquely positions you to translate jailbreak findings into policy recommendations.']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Read FAR AI's published research on AI safety and red teaming, especially any papers on jailbreaking or adversarial attacks.
  • → Study the latest jailbreak methods from the community (e.g., from the Jailbreak Chat dataset, academic papers, or competitions).
  • → Understand the current defense mechanisms used by frontier labs (e.g., Meta's Purple Llama, Anthropic's constitutional AI).
  • → Review FAR AI's partnerships and projects with governments and labs to see how your work could be applied.
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through a novel jailbreak you developed: the target model, defense stack, attack class, and results.
2 How do you prioritize which attack vectors to explore when facing a new frontier model?
3 Describe a time you had to pivot your approach because defenses evolved. How did you adapt?
4 How would you design a mentorship program to upskill junior red teamers in jailbreaking?
5 Given a hypothetical new model with no published defenses, outline your first week of jailbreaking attempts.
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on theoretical knowledge without concrete examples of jailbreaks you've executed.
  • Underestimating the importance of domain expertise (CBRNE, cyber) – generic ML red teaming is not enough.
  • Neglecting the mentorship aspect; this role is a lead, so you must demonstrate ability to grow others.

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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