# Lead Research Scientist/Engineer (Embedded Evaluations) at Apollo Research

- Company: Apollo Research
- What the company does: Apollo Research is focused on reducing risks from scheming frontier AI. Our goal is to secure frontier AI systems across development, deployment, and governance. Backed by Fifty Years.
- Company website: https://apolloresearch.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: London & San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-30
- Apply by: 2026-12-14
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/apolloresearch/7800a936-b216-4fcc-92f2-b6e496302b26?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/apollo-research-lead-research-scientist-engineer-embedded-evaluations/

## About the role

The OpenAI/Hugging Face incident may be the biggest warning shot we get before catastrophic loss-of-control. In its aftermath, Anthropic and OpenAI publicly committed to giving embedded evaluators an unprecedented level of access. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- We don’t require a formal background or industry experience and welcome self-taught candidates. We assess demonstrated ability, including through independent research and nontraditional paths, prior formal management titles are not required
- NICE TO HAVES
- Software engineering skills: Strong software engineering skills correlate highly with effective execution, even in an era of AI agents. Our entire stack uses Python
- Prior embedded expertise: You have previous experience in professional services like auditing or consulting. You’ve learned lessons from working on-site with clients that will generalize to working with frontier AI labs

Tags: Scheming Research

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