Head of Engineering (Research)

• Manage the leads of our research pods and engineering pod, holding them accountable for their respective pod's progress.
• Instill excellent people and project management systems that enable researchers to iterate rapidly while maintaining rigor, including through mentorship and coaching of pod leads.
• Scale FAR.Research, growing our technical team from 15 to 30 FTE in the next 12 to 18 months and overseeing our hiring process.
• Proactively identify bottlenecks before they slow research down, and rapidly design and implement solutions – whether that's streamlining hiring, improving team processes, or connecting researchers with the support they need.

Our research directly influences how the most capable AI systems are developed and deployed. You will determine whether we can scale fast enough to keep safety ahead of rapidly advancing AI capabilities.

• Have at least 3 years experience managing technical teams, including some experience managing managers. We expect most candidates will have more experience than this (typically 5+ years, often 10+) but we value a track record of impactful outcomes and potential above simply number of years.
• Have thrived in rapidly evolving environments and successfully executed on pivots, such as in a start-up, rapidly growing team at a larger company, or in a research environment.
• Bring technical intuition from past hands-on work as an individual contributor. It's OK if you're rusty or the experience was outside AI: you don't need to be actively coding, but you should understand how technical projects unfold and be able to read one of our research papers or design documents, understand the technical approach, and grasp what might be slowing down progress.
• Can effectively communicate novel methods and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Compensation: $200,000-$350,000/year depending on experience and location, with the potential for additional compensation for exceptional candidates.
• We will also pay for work-related travel and equipment expenses.
• We offer catered lunch and dinner at our offices in Berkeley.