Member of the Technical Staff, Interpretability at Output


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Job Info:
  • Company Output
  • Position Member of the Technical Staff, Interpretability
  • Location New York
  • Source Empllo
  • Published June 05, 2026
  • Type Full-Time
  • Salary $120k - $250k


Job Description

📋 Description

  • Probe and reverse-engineer the model's representations across molecular scales.
  • Design experiments to map model capabilities and biological function.
  • Build methods to extract the model's biological understanding as usable outputs.
  • Create tools linking internals to biological concepts for interpretation.
  • Collaborate with pretraining and generation teams to feed findings back into development.
  • Own end-to-end pipeline from probing to production-grade interpretability tools.

🎯 Requirements

  • PhD in CS/ML/physics/math with 2+ years postdoc/industry research in interpretability; or BA/MA with 5+ years.
  • Strong publication record at top venues on mechanistic interpretability or probing.
  • Hands-on experience analyzing internal representations of large neural networks and designing experiments.
  • Proficient in Python and PyTorch; experience with large models on GPU.
  • Ability to translate interpretability research into usable tools and production-grade code.
  • Production-quality, well-tested code; comfortable with version control and code reviews.
  • Bonus: chemistry/biology background; ML on scientific data; visualization tools.

🎁 Benefits

  • We encourage new ideas, creativity and contrarian thinking.
  • Healthy feedback-focused environment with constructive feedback.
  • You own your day-to-day management; aim for milestones.
  • Competitive salary and equity in a growing startup.
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage.