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Applied Control Researcher

Apollo ResearchLondon, United Kingdom / San Francisco, USA

London, United Kingdom / San Francisco, USA

1 month ago

AI safety & policy

Full-time

Salary

100k - 200 GBP

Routes to impact

Direct high impact on an important cause

Skill-building & building career capital

Description

Apollo Research is hiring an Applied Control Researcher to join its new AGI safety product team, building practical monitoring tools for AI coding agents.

Role focus - Design and implement control protocols and monitoring systems to detect real-world AI agent failure modes, including security vulnerabilities, goal misalignment, and deceptive behaviors
Key work - Build and optimize monitoring pipelines, develop fine-tuned open-source models as efficient monitors, and run adversarial red-teaming experiments at scale on production systems
Compensation & benefits - Salary of £100k–£200k (~$135k–$270k USD), equity, unlimited vacation and sick leave, up to 6 months paid parental leave, comprehensive health coverage, and a $1,000 annual professional development budget
Location & logistics - Full-time, on-site role based in London or San Francisco; visa sponsorship available in both the UK and US

Candidates with 2+ years of empirical LLM research experience and strong Python skills are encouraged to apply, even if they do not meet every listed requirement.

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