Liftoff Jobs

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Week of 15 September 2025

11 new roles this week across 7 companies; the biggest movers: OpenAI (+4), Mercor (+2).

Research

  1. Forward Deployed Research Scientist (Biology)Goodfire · Series B · SF Bay Area · $220K–315K · 49 weeks ago Goodfire is a San Francisco-based public benefit corporation focused on AI interpretability and safety
  2. Applied Researcher, AudioCartesia · Series A · SF Bay Area · $200K–350K · 49 weeks ago Real-time speech and transcription models for voice agents with low-latency State Space Model architecture

Infrastructure

  1. Infrastructure EngineerMercor · Series B · SF Bay Area · $130K–500K · 49 weeks ago Marketplace connecting domain experts with AI companies for task evaluation and model benchmarking
  2. Security Engineer, Detection and ResponseOpenAI · Sydney · 49 weeks ago Develops AI systems including large language models like ChatGPT for research and commercial use
  3. Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure - ResearchOpenAI · SF Bay Area · $250K–380K · 49 weeks ago
  4. Quality Systems EngineerNeuralink · Series E · Austin · $71K–119K · 49 weeks ago Develops implantable brain-computer interfaces enabling paralyzed individuals to control devices through thoug

Software

  1. Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Applied AI)Perplexity · Series C · SF Bay Area · $220K–405K · 48 weeks ago AI-powered answer engine that provides conversational, source-backed responses to user queries
  2. Software Engineer, AgentsMercor · Series B · SF Bay Area · $130K–500K · 49 weeks ago
  3. AI Deployment Engineer, GovOpenAI · Washington DC · $197K–278K · 49 weeks ago
  4. Forward Deployed Engineer - TokyoOpenAI · Tokyo · 49 weeks ago
  5. Mobile Android EngineerxAI · Late Stage · New York · $180K–440K · 49 weeks ago Develops Grok, an AI platform offering reasoning, code, voice, image, and video capabilities through a unified

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