Senior Technical AI Ethicist - AI Red Teamer

Salesforce is a leading cloud-based software company specializing in customer relationship management (CRM) services.
$151,800 - $227,700
Data
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
AI · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Senior Technical AI Ethicist - AI Red Teamer

Salesforce's Office of Ethical and Humane Use is seeking an experienced responsible AI data scientist with an adversarial approach and experience conducting ethical red teaming to contribute to our ethical red teaming practice. In this role, you will help us gain a deep understanding of how our models and products may be leveraged by malign actors or through unanticipated use to cause harm. You will conduct adversarial testing, analyze current safety trends, and develop solutions to detect and mitigate risk, while working cross-functionally with security, engineering, data science, and AI Research teams.

Key responsibilities include:

  1. Providing technical leadership in designing and implementing comprehensive adversarial testing strategies
  2. Contributing to the development of detection models, safety guardrails, and proactive measures to prevent and mitigate risks
  3. Writing clean, efficient code (primarily in Python) to support research efforts and evaluate AI systems
  4. Participating in scoping, documenting, and implementing tests with partner teams
  5. Writing reports covering the goals and outcomes of testing operations

The ideal candidate will have a related technical degree, 5-7 years of experience in Software Engineering, AI ethics, or AI research, and strong skills in data analysis, problem-solving, and communication. Experience with SQL, Python, and analyzing large-scale data sets is required.

This role offers an opportunity to work at the forefront of AI ethics and safety, contributing to the responsible development of AI technologies at a leading tech company. Join Salesforce to make a significant impact on the ethical implementation of AI in business solutions.

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Responsibilities For Senior Technical AI Ethicist - AI Red Teamer

  • Design and implement comprehensive adversarial testing strategies
  • Mentor teams on adversarial testing processes
  • Develop detection models and safety guardrails
  • Research and implement AI safety and robustness techniques
  • Write clean, efficient code to support research efforts
  • Participate in scoping, documenting, and implementing tests
  • Write reports on testing operations and outcomes
  • Monitor and analyze emerging threats and vulnerabilities

Requirements For Senior Technical AI Ethicist - AI Red Teamer

Python
  • Related technical degree
  • 5-7 years of experience in Software Engineering, AI ethics, AI research, or similar roles
  • Experience creating heuristic-based detection logic and rules
  • Experience using SQL and relational databases
  • Ability to use Python, R, or other scripting languages for data analysis
  • Experience in analyzing large-scale data sets
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

Benefits For Senior Technical AI Ethicist - AI Red Teamer

  • Competitive salary

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