Companies hiring AI safety researchers right now
This is every company on the board with at least one live AI Safety & Alignment opening. The roles are read hourly from each company’s own applicant tracking system, then classified into the nine AI functions this board uses, so a company appears here because of what it is actually advertising rather than because of how it describes itself. Applying always takes you to the employer’s own careers page.
- Anthropic30 open AI Safety & Alignment roles
- OpenAI6 open AI Safety & Alignment roles
- Waymo2 open AI Safety & Alignment roles
- Character.AI1 open AI Safety & Alignment role
- ElevenLabs1 open AI Safety & Alignment role
- Hark1 open AI Safety & Alignment role
- Isomorphic Labs1 open AI Safety & Alignment role
- Lila Sciences1 open AI Safety & Alignment role
- Mercor1 open AI Safety & Alignment role
- Roblox1 open AI Safety & Alignment role
For employers
Hiring AI safety researchers? Post a role for $299 and it sits on this page next to the companies you are competing with for the same people.
How posting worksFrequently asked questions
- How many companies are hiring AI safety researchers?
- 10 companies have at least one open AI Safety & Alignment role right now, 45 roles in total. Each count is read from that company's own applicant tracking system and refreshed hourly, so it reflects what is open in September 2026 rather than a static list.
- Which companies have the most open AI Safety & Alignment roles?
- Anthropic (30 open roles), OpenAI (6 open roles), Waymo (2 open roles), Character.AI (1 open role), ElevenLabs (1 open role). Every one of those roles was posted by the company itself, not by a recruiter or an aggregator.
- How do I apply for AI safety researchers roles?
- You apply directly on the employer. Every listing links straight to the role on the company's own careers site or applicant tracking system, so there is no intermediary profile to build and no application that sits with a job board.