Transluce
Transluce is an independent nonprofit research lab in San Francisco, founded in 2024, that builds open-source tools to analyze and evaluate advanced AI systems. It develops automated assessments of behaviors like honesty, misreporting, and evaluation awareness on open-weight models, then works with frontier AI labs and governments to apply vetted procedures. The lab focuses on public-interest AI transparency, reliability, and scalable oversight.
Open Positions at Transluce
4 open positions
Research Engineer developing oversight foundation models that evaluate, predict, and detect subtle or unexpected behaviors in other AI systems. The role combines frontier AI research with large-scale model training and evaluation in a collaborative, in-person San Francisco lab.
AI Behavior Engineer at Transluce will design and run behavioral evaluations of frontier AI systems, helping policymakers, civil society organizations, and AI labs understand and oversee model behavior. The role combines hands-on engineering, rapid research, and forward-deployed collaboration on consequential AI governance questions.
Lead the design and development of scalable AI infrastructure at Transluce, building high-performance systems for model evaluation, interpretability, and distributed reinforcement learning. This San Francisco-based role offers the opportunity to shape core ML tooling at a mission-driven research lab working on AI safety and public-interest technology.
Lead the design and development of flagship full-stack products that help researchers, governments, and AI organizations understand and evaluate AI systems. This hands-on role combines frontend, backend, API, and customer-facing product work at a mission-driven nonprofit.