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Engineering Lead - Human Influence

AI Security Institute
Location
London, UK
Posted
5 days ago
Department
Human Influence
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Experience leading a complex engineering or research project from scoping to deployment or publication
  • Clear understanding of how AI and coding assistants should change engineering team dynamics
  • Understanding of current AI safety literature and interest in Human Influence topics
  • Experience translating research questions into reproducible engineering tasks
  • Proven experience working with non-technical stakeholders to support a product or research roadmap
  • Clear grasp of software design concepts for cloud deployments and databases, including Docker, Kubernetes, or AWS
Nice to have
  • Experience shipping an AI safety pipeline to production
  • Experience using data to answer complex research questions
  • Experience with frontend technologies like TypeScript and node.js
  • Line management experience of at least 1 year
  • Experience hiring and mentoring technical staff
What the job really is

The Engineering Lead for the Human Influence team at the AI Security Institute will manage a team focused on understanding how AI influences human behavior and decision-making. Daily responsibilities include overseeing the development of evaluations and data pipelines, leading research studies, and designing scalable systems for AI model assessments. The role combines leadership with hands-on engineering tasks, requiring collaboration with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits
  • Impact on AI governance and deployment
  • Supportive and mission-driven colleagues
  • Pre-release access to frontier models and ample compute resources
  • Extensive operational support for research
  • 5 days off and annual stipends for learning and development
  • Hybrid working and flexibility for remote work
Things to weigh
  • No specific salary range mentioned, but offers vary based on experience and role level
  • Role requires strong technical expertise in frontier AI safety and advanced architectures
  • Candidates without engineering leadership experience may consider a different position
  • Criminal record check and security clearance required for successful candidates
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