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Machine Learning Engineer, Monetization AI/ML
OpenAI UK Ltd · 🇺🇸 San Francisco
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About the role
ABOUT THE TEAM The Monetization team is a new cross-functional group working across engineering, product, research, and design to build the foundational systems that will help OpenAI scale access to intelligence responsibly. Our mission is to develop user-first, privacy-preserving monetization products—including next-generation ads experiences—that strengthen user trust, unlock economic opportunity, and support OpenAI’s long-term innovation. Monetization plays a critical role in enabling OpenAI to continue pushing the boundaries of AI capabilities while ensuring the benefits of AGI are broadly shared. We believe monetization must be aligned with user value, uphold rigorous privacy and safety standards, and sustain a healthy ecosystem of developers and businesses. This team operates in a greenfield environment and moves quickly through prototyping, experimentation, and iterative deployment. We partner closely with Product, Design, and Research to bring research breakthroughs into real-world systems at global scale. ABOUT THE ROLE As a Research Engineer in OpenAI's Monetization Group, you will have the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in AI. You'll contribute to deploying state-of-the-art models in production environments, helping turn research breakthroughs into tangible solutions. If you're excited about making AI technology accessible and impactful, this role is your chance to make a significant mark. In this role, you will: - Innovate and Deploy: Design and deploy advanced machine learning models that solve real-world problems. Bring OpenAI's research from concept to implementation, creating AI-driven applications with a direct impact. - Collaborate with the Best: Work closely with researchers, software engineers, and product managers to understand complex business challenges and deliver AI-powered solutions. Be part of a dynamic team where ideas flow freely and creativity thrives. - Optimize and Scale: Implement scalable data pipelines, optimize models for performance and accuracy, and ensure they are production-ready. Contribute to projects that require cutting-edge technology and innovative approaches. - Learn and Lead: Stay ahead of the curve by engaging with the latest developments in machine learning and AI. Take part in code reviews, share knowledge, and lead by example to maintain high-quality engineering practices. - Make a Difference: Monitor and maintain deployed models to ensure they continue delivering value. Your work will directly influence how AI benefits individuals, businesses, and society at large. You might thrive in this role if you: - Master's/ PhD degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field. - Demonstrated experience in deep learning and transformers models - Proficiency in frameworks like PyTorch or Tensorflow - Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles. - Experience with search relevance, ads ranking or LLMs is a plus. - Are familiar with methods of training and fine-tuning large language models, such as distillation, supervised fine-tuning, and policy optimization - Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a proactive approach to challenges. - Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. - Ability to move fast in an environment where things are sometimes loosely defined and may have competing priorities or deadlines - Enjoy owning the problems end-to-end, and are willing to pick up whatever knowledge you're missing to get the job done About OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of