# Member of Technical Staff - Research, AI Safety at Vals AI

- Company: Vals AI
- What the company does: Private, domain-specific benchmarks in legal, tax, and finance. Backed by a16z and Pear VC.
- Company website: https://www.vals.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $130K to $185K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-21
- Apply by: 2026-12-05
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/vals-ai/c39f98f0-8286-4313-9189-a917f5027b7b?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/vals-ai-member-of-technical-staff-research-ai-safety/

## About the role

We are looking for an exceptional researcher to design and build the next generation of AI benchmarks for catching misaligned behavior in frontier models and agents, e.g., reward hacking, scheming, deception, loss of control, multi-agent safety, etc. You will create high-impact, challenging evaluations that push the boundaries of what we can measure in foundation models. This role is ideal for someone with deep research expertise who wants to see their work directly influence how the world evaluates AI systems. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Deep ML/AI background: An understanding of neural networks and the fundamentals behind the model training process
- Strong engineering: Excellent coding skills and the ability to design and build complex evaluation environments yourself, mostly in Python
- Communication : Ability to clearly communicate complex research ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Location: We are an in-person team in San Francisco and will support relocation or transportation as needed
- Learning velocity: The role encompasses a wide variety of tasks. Rather than expecting you to be an expert on Day 1, we are looking for someone who can learn new skills and technologies quickly
- Ownership : Working in a small, talent-dense team, we expect everyone to show initiative to build where it's needed, not where it's asked. We strive for autonomy over consensus

Tags: Engineering & Research

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/vals-ai-member-of-technical-staff-research-ai-safety/