Research Engineer - Novel AI Platforms for Multiscale Alignment

This Research Engineer role at CARMA focuses on developing novel AI platforms for multiscale alignment, combining platform development with alignment research. The position involves designing agent execution environments, multi-objective optimization algorithms, and cooperative AI architectures to support AI safety research. You will collaborate with researchers to turn theoretical approaches into practical infrastructure and tools.

• Research and develop AI systems and platforms for safety research, internal tooling, and safety community support
• Design and implement architectures for agent execution environments and interaction platforms
• Develop optimization algorithms for multi-objective and cooperative AI systems
• Create mechanisms for conflict resolution and preference aggregation in multi-agent settings
• Implement testing frameworks and example environments to validate theoretical approaches
• Build middleware components that facilitate secure and efficient agent communication
• Architect and develop reusable software components for AI alignment research
• Document system architectures, APIs, and implementation details
• Collaborate on technical publications and research presentations
• Contribute to both practical implementations and theoretical research in AI alignment
• Support the evaluation and refinement of research prototypes