Staff Engineer, AI Safeguards Infrastructure

Anthropic; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 325,000 - 395,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity donation matching

Generous vacation

Parental leave

Flexible working hours

Office space in San Francisco

Job summary

Anthropic in London is seeking software engineers to help build the foundational pieces for safety, oversight and intervention mechanisms of 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 focuses on building systems to detect unwanted model behaviors and prevent disallowed use, applying your technical skills to uphold safety, transparency, and oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or comparable professional experience.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Ability to work across the stack.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop the foundational systems which power Safeguards, including infrastructure for data storage and management, metric and evaluation systems, and tooling for human and agentic review.
• Ensure the day‑to‑day running of Safeguards systems and hold a high operational bar which serves both safety and customers while reducing the amount of human intervention and oversight required.
• Build robust and reliable multi‑layered defenses for real‑time improvement of safety mechanisms that work at scale

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Rust

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Anthropic in London is seeking software engineers to help build the foundational pieces for safety, oversight and intervention mechanisms of 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 focuses on building systems to detect unwanted model behaviors and prevent disallowed use, applying your technical skills to uphold safety, transparency, and oversight.