Staff / Software Engineer (Safeguards)

• We are looking for software engineers to help build safety and oversight mechanisms for our AI systems
• As a software engineer on the Safeguards team, you will work to monitor models, prevent misuse, and ensure user well-being
• This role will focus on building systems to detect unwanted model behaviors and prevent disallowed use of models
• You will apply your technical skills to uphold our principles of safety, transparency, and oversight while enforcing our terms of service and acceptable use policies
• Develop monitoring systems to detect unwanted behaviors from our API partners and potentially take automated enforcement actions; surface these in internal dashboards to analysts for manual review
• Build abuse detection mechanisms and infrastructure
• Surface abuse patterns to our research teams to harden models at the training stage
• Build robust and reliable multi-layered defenses for real-time improvement of safety mechanisms that work at scale

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
• Inclusive fertility benefits via Carrot Fertility
• 22 weeks of paid parental leave
• Flexible paid time off and absence policies
• Mental health support for you and your dependents
• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Optional equity donation matching at a 1:1 ratio, up to 25% of your equity grant
• Retirement plans with competitive matching
• Life and income protection plans
• $500/month flexible wellness and time saver stipend
• Commuter benefits
• Annual education stipend
• Home office stipends
• Relocation support for those moving for Anthropic
• Daily meals and snacks in the office

Proficiency in Python and TypescriptStrong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholdersAbility to work across the stackBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or comparable experienceWe encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualificationHave experience with integrity, spam, fraud, or abuse detection and mitigation8+ years of experience in a software engineering positionHave experience building trust and safety detection mechanisms and intervention for AI/ML systemsHave experience with prompt engineering, jailbreak attacks, and other adversarial inputsHave worked closely with operational teams to build custom internal tooling

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