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We build interpretability agents and infrastructure to understand, monitor, and align AI models.\nWe believe that AI is the most consequential technology of our time. Yet AI models are trained by trial and error today, with limited understanding of what drives their behavior. Our goal is to advance the research and technology needed to fully understand and align AI so humanity can trust superintelligence.\nGoodfire is a public benefit corporation founded by researchers who helped pioneer the field of interpretability at OpenAI and Google DeepMind. We are headquartered in San Francisco and have raised over $200M from leading investors including Lightspeed, Menlo, and B Capital.\nAbout the Role\nWe're looking for a highly technical Head of Engineering to grow our core platform. At Goodfire, we believe that leaders need to be in the trenches with their team and that engineering leaders also need to be exceptional engineers. We're looking for someone who can do everything it takes to ensure our core platform’s success from developing clean software interfaces for public consumption, making large training runs go smoothly, and ensuring success with our customers and design partners. You’ll have extremely high ownership over a critical core of the business.\nYou'll also be responsible for recruiting outstanding machine learning engineers from top AI labs to work on our mission. The right candidate is someone with existing networks in the frontier AI community and a proven track record of attracting and retaining top technical talent in a competitive market.\nKey Responsibilities\nBe a Key Technical Contributor\nDirect technical execution at the highest level is expected for all leaders.\nConvert state-of-the-art research into scalable, product-grade tools with urgency.\nOversee infrastructure for model interpretability, training, and inference at frontier scale.\nBuild an Exemplary Engineering Team\nRecruit, hire, and retain top machine learning engineers from leading AI research labs.\nDevelop and execute a hiring strategy that positions Goodfire as a destination for the best engineers in the field.\nFoster a high-performance culture equipped to tackle some of the hardest problems in AI.\nOwn Outcomes End-to-End\nDrive adoption of Goodfire's core platform.\nCollaborate directly with customers and go-to-market teams.\nShape and reinforce Goodfire's culture and values as the company scales.\nWhat You'll Bring\nRequired Experience\n10+ years of engineering experience, with 5+ years in engineering leadership roles.\nDemonstrated success building and scaling engineering teams at high-growth startups or frontier AI labs.\nExceptional track record recruiting machine learning engineers from top AI organizations.\nDeep technical expertise in ML infrastructure, distributed systems, and large-scale model training.\nHands-on proficiency with PyTorch or JAX, modern ML tooling and inference engines.\nStrong network within the AI/ML research and engineering community.\nGenuine passion for AI safety, interpretability, and building systems that earn human trust.\nPreferred Qualifications\nPrior experience at a frontier AI lab or leading AI research organization.\nExperience shipping ML products to enterprise or research customers.\nBackground in or familiarity with interpretability, alignment, or AI safety research.\nPublic presence in the AI community (publications, open-source contributions, speaking engagements).\nOur values\nGoodfire is looking for individuals who embody our values and share our deep commitment to making interpretability accessible. We are building a team first and foremost.\nPut mission and team first\nAll we do is in service of our mission. We trust each other, deeply care about the success of the organization, and choose to put our team above ourselves.\nImprove constantly\nWe are constantly looking to improve every piece of the business. We proactively critique ourselves and others in a kind and thoughtful way that translates to practical improvements in the organization. We are pragmatic and consistently implement the obvious fixes that work.\nTake ownership and initiative\nThere are no bystanders here. We proactively identify problems and take full responsibility over getting a strong result. We are self-driven, own our mistakes, and feel deep responsibility over what we’re building.\nAction today\nWe have a small amount of time to do something incredibly hard and meaningful. The pace and intensity of the organization is high. If we can take action today or tomorrow, we will choose to do it today.\nWhere we work\nWe are hiring for this position in our San Francisco HQ. We are in person 5 days a week, with one company-wide remote week per month.\nWhat We Offer\nThis role offers market competitive salary, equity, and competitive benefits.\nExpected salary range: $300,000 - $450,000 USD (commensurate with experience)\nMost importantly, you'll have the opportunity to join a vital mission at an important point in its trajectory-we are developing groundbreaking technology with a world-class team on the critical path to ensuring a safe and beneficial future for humanity. 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