AI Safety Hiring Snapshot

Coverage

Every organization considered, where its hiring data comes from, and whether it is counted. The point of this page is that you can see exactly what is and is not in the numbers.

Included (15, plus one comparison)

Figures from the newest snapshot, 12 October 2026. Listings include standing applications; vacancies do not. "As of" is the date the data was last read.

OrganizationTypeSourceStatus VacanciesListingsAs of
Center for AI Safetynonprofitgreenhousehiring feed11122026-10-12
CAIS Action Fundnonprofitgreenhousehiring feed112026-10-12
FAR.AInonprofitashby + leverhiring feed16172026-10-12
LawZerononprofitgreenhousehiring feed13142026-10-12
METRnonprofitleverhiring feed892026-10-12
Epoch AInonprofitleverhiring feed792026-10-12
Eleos AInonprofitashbyhiring feed112026-10-12
AVERInonprofitashbyhiring feed342026-10-12
UK AI Security Institutegovernmentgreenhousehiring feed482026-10-12
BlueDot Impactnonprofitashbyhiring feed232026-10-12
Kairosnonprofitashbyhiring feed12132026-10-12
Apollo Researchcompanyleverhiring feed12122026-10-12
Goodfirecompanygreenhousehiring feed27292026-10-12
Haize Labscompanygreenhousehiring feed662026-10-12
Irregularcompanyashbyhiring feed892026-10-12
Anthropicfrontier-labgreenhousecomparison only6446462026-10-12

Considered and left out

Checked for a readable public hiring feed on the date shown. Several are central to the field; their absence is the main limit on coverage.

OrganizationWhy it is not includedChecked
GovAIno hiring feed (careers page only); was read by hand until 2026-09-30 and dropped to avoid manual upkeep2026-09-30
Apart Researchno hiring feed (Notion-backed careers page); was read by hand until 2026-09-302026-09-30
Redwood Researchno hiring feed (careers page only); was read by hand until 2026-09-302026-09-30
Palisade Researchno hiring feed (Notion page); was read by hand until 2026-09-302026-09-30
MATSno public applicant-tracking feed found; hires through its own site2026-09-30
Alignment Research Centerno public applicant-tracking feed found2026-09-30
Timaeusno public applicant-tracking feed found2026-09-30
Transluceno public applicant-tracking feed found2026-09-30
Conjectureno public applicant-tracking feed found2026-09-30
AI Futures Projectno public applicant-tracking feed found2026-09-30
SaferAIno public applicant-tracking feed found2026-09-30
Institute for AI Policy and Strategyno public applicant-tracking feed found2026-09-30
Future of Life Instituteno public applicant-tracking feed found2026-09-30
Centre for Long-Term Resilienceno public applicant-tracking feed found2026-09-30
Safe AI Forumno public applicant-tracking feed found2026-09-30
Frontier Model Forumno public applicant-tracking feed found2026-09-30
Gray SwanAshby board with the public feed disabled2026-09-30
EleutherAIno public applicant-tracking feed found2026-09-30
Constellationthe Ashby slug "constellation" belongs to an unrelated company2026-09-30
80000 HoursAshby board exists but lists no roles2026-09-30
EncodeAshby board exists but lists no roles2026-09-30
Longview PhilanthropyAshby board exists but lists no roles2026-09-30
Coefficient Givingfunder; its open roles are Salesforce administration and global health2026-09-30
Elicitcommercial research-assistant product; not an AI safety organization2026-09-30
Asterascience foundation; only one sub-team (Simplex) works on AI safety2026-09-30
OpenAIfrontier lab; one comparison board (Anthropic) is kept instead2026-09-30
Thinking Machinesfrontier lab without a safety focus2026-09-30

Raw data: snapshot_2026-10-12.csv · every snapshot is in the repository.