About AtlaAtla is committed to engineering safe, beneficial AI systems that will have a massive positive impact on the future of humanity. We are a London-based start-up building the most capable AI evaluation models. Become part of our growing world-class team, backed by Y Combinator, Creandum, and the founders of Reddit, Cruise, Rappi, Instacart and more.RoleAs Atlaalignment research engineer, you'll develop language models as evaluators as well as use your insights to construct safety guardrails for LLMs, pushing the state of the art further. As part of your role, you will:Steer LLMs to become strong evaluators aligned with human preferences using advanced post-training techniques.Curate and synthetically generate large-scale, high-quality datasets to refine our evaluator for assessing frontier and next-generation models.Develop comprehensive evaluation frameworks, including tooling, datasets and metrics for rigorous assessment of alignment and safety risks.Shape Atlaevolving AI safety research and contribute significant findings to top-tier conferences in the field.Build and grow our applied research organisation, setting a high bar of excellence that propels Atla forward.Please note that this role is in-person (we can sponsor visas and offer international relocation support as a UK AI Futures partner)QualificationsEvidence of exceptional research engineering ability:Proficiency in training and evaluating language models across GPUs, preferably in PyTorch.Proven track record in empirical research, including designing and executing experiments, and effectively writing up and communicating findings.Strong software, ML, or research engineering experience with a focus on building robust, scalable system.Aptitude for distilling and applying ideas from complex research papers in our products.Experience at elite AI research labs (OpenAI, DeepMind, Meta, Anthropic, etc.).Nice to havePublications in top AI conferences.Experience as an early engineer at a fast growing startup.Interested in and thoughtful about the impacts of AI technology.About youYou are going to thrive at Atla with the following mindset:Collaborative and team-oriented, with strong communication skills.Comfortable with the uncertainty and fast pace of a hyper-growth startup.Willingness to continuously learn and adapt in a dynamic environment.Unpretentious and hard working; find the best ideas wherever they come from.CompensationGBPSignificant stake in equity as one of the first joinersPension planMedical, dental, and vision benefitsJoin our driven founding team to make a dent in the universe by engineering safe, beneficial AI systemscThis role is supported byFutures Grants, a UK Government scheme designed to help the next generation of AI leaders meet the costs of relocating to the UK. AI Futures Grants provide financial support to reimburse relocation costs such as visa fees, the immigration health surcharge and travel\/subsistence expenses. Successful candidates for this role may beable to get up to meet relocations costs, subject to terms and conditions.\u201d